Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 23.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 23.48 for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands peaked at 23.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.85, in 2011.
Marshall Islands ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.21 | — |
| 2006 | 18.15 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 16.71 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 15.73 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 15.6 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.79 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 12.85 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 12.86 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.17 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.02 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.88 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 14.04 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 14.25 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.93 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.83 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.19 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 19.94 | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 22.3 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 23.48 | +5.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 23.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.62, 6.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 23.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4, 6.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +51.2% | 13.19 | 19.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.68 | 15.6 | 18.15 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.81 | 12.85 | 14.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.55 | 13.19 | 23.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More population data for Marshall Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.393 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.393 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3323 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51.21 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8454 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.407 (2100)
- Population density 132.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,311 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands was 23.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.85 in 2011.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Marshall Islands ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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