Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Dominica, 1977–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.5% for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Dominica peaked at 15.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1992.
Dominica ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.0% | — |
| 1978 | 10.2% | +45.5% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | +55.8% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | -25.3% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | -38.6% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +36.1% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -67.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +153.1% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +118.2% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 7.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 5.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Dominica?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Dominica was 5.5% in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1992.
- How does Dominica rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.