Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Norway, 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 Norway is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Norway peaked at 0.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
Norway ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +551.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Norway?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Norway was 0.2% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Norway rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 165th 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 Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.