Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Germany
Germany: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.5% for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Germany peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1973.
That places Germany 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +159.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Germany?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Germany was 0.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1973.
- How does Germany rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 149th 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 Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.