Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in India
India: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 3.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.81
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
70th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.17
in 2008
All-time low
0.4365
in 1975
Years of data
51
1975–2025
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in India, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in India is 3.81, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in India peaked at 4.17 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4365, in 1975.
India ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.4365 | — |
| 1976 | 0.6254 | +43.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7692 | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8483 | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9393 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.48 | +57.5% |
| 1981 | 1.19 | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 1.3 | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 1.22 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.06 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8996 | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9552 | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7806 | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8829 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7426 | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 1.22 | +64.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 1.79 | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 1.73 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.23 | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 2.48 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 2.25 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 2.42 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 2.75 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 2.94 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.06 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.46 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.64 | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.01 | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 3.06 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.17 | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 3.67 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.19 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 3.43 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 3.77 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 3.77 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.45 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 3.28 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.73 | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.91 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 2.94 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.11 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.82 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 3.42 | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 3.41 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.66 | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 3.81 | +4.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.81 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.01, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 3.81 is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.28, 72% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7237 | 0.4365 | 0.9393 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 0.7806 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 | 0.7426 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 2.64 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 2.6 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 | 2.82 | 3.81 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in India?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in India was 3.81 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 in 2008.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4365 in 1975.
- How does India rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- India ranks 70th 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 India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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