Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 4.77 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia, 1977–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia is 4.77, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,100.8% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 4.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0418, in 1990.
Ethiopia ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0786 | — |
| 1978 | 0.1189 | +51.2% |
| 1979 | 0.132 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1743 | +32.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1396 | -19.9% |
| 1982 | 0.129 | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1254 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1386 | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1462 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1345 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0792 | -41.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1011 | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 0.055 | -45.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0418 | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0707 | +69.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1396 | +97.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2031 | +45.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3468 | +70.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3483 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1828 | -47.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1049 | -42.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3408 | +225.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4273 | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6449 | +50.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2225 | -65.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4202 | +88.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5389 | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 1.32 | +145.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.13 | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 1.82 | +61.2% |
| 2008 | 1.43 | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8065 | -43.6% |
| 2010 | 1.46 | +80.7% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 3.23 | +84.8% |
| 2015 | 1.75 | -45.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5151 | -54.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5236 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5223 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4095 | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4104 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4143 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.397 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 4.77 | +1100.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.77 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.36, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.52, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1100.8% | 0.397 | 4.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1098 | 0.0786 | 0.132 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1223 | 0.055 | 0.1743 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2206 | 0.0418 | 0.4273 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9723 | 0.2225 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 0.5151 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 0.397 | 4.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More population data for Ethiopia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.484 (2100)
- Population density 325.45 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.484 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Ethiopia was 4.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0418 in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from 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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