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 0.4732 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.4732 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 0.4775 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0785, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0837 | — |
| 1972 | 0.0817 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0785 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.08 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0852 | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0863 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0889 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0984 | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.096 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2496 | +159.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2636 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2863 | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2739 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2705 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2751 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2646 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2749 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2726 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2672 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2742 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2571 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2298 | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2113 | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.199 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1738 | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1727 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1727 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1739 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1697 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1832 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1975 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2214 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2268 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2284 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.27 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2837 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3213 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3469 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3952 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4106 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4291 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4275 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4248 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4103 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4347 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4314 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4572 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.46 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4631 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4775 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4651 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4735 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4693 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4731 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4732 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.4732 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 67% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.4732 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 34% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +159.9% | 0.096 | 0.2496 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0865 | 0.0785 | 0.0984 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2698 | 0.2496 | 0.2863 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2034 | 0.1697 | 0.2742 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2675 | 0.1832 | 0.3952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4349 | 0.4103 | 0.4631 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.472 | 0.4651 | 0.4775 | 6 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1409 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3367 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 202.93 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.11 million (2100)
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 0.4732 in 2025, according to 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 0.4775 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 0.0785 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 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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