Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in North Macedonia, 1996–2025
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 North Macedonia is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in North Macedonia peaked at 4.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1996.
North Macedonia ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.5% | — |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 6 |
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More population data for North Macedonia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 28,904 people (2100)
- Population density 34.22 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1557 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in North Macedonia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in North Macedonia was 2.4% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- North Macedonia ranks 94th 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 North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.