Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Georgia
Georgia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Georgia, 1997–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Georgia is 11.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Georgia peaked at 15.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2003.
Georgia ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.1% | — |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -47.7% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.1% | 12.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 21 Yemen 12.0% compare
- 22 Cape Verde 11.7% compare
- 23 Egypt 11.4% compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 26 Senegal 10.6% compare
- 27 French Polynesia 10.6% compare
More population data for Georgia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5746 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2343 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5746 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 126,871 people (2100)
- Population density 42.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.685 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3182 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Georgia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Georgia was 11.2% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Georgia ranks 24th 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 Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.