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 23.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, 2005–2024
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 23.5% 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 23.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, 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 | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.2% | — |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 13.2% | 23.5% | 5 |
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More population data for Marshall Islands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3323 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.393 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,311 people (2100)
- Population density 132.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8454 Percent per annum (2030)
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 23.5% in 2024, 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% 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 12.9% 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 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.