Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, 1995–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Luxembourg stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 3.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2025.
That places Luxembourg 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.5% | — |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Luxembourg was 2.7% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- How does Luxembourg rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 87th 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 Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.