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 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in India, 1975–2025
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 India is 3.8%, 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 4.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, 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 | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.4% | — |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +43.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +57.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +64.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 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 3.8% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% 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 0.4% 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 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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Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.