Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Pakistan
Pakistan: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 9.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Pakistan, 1976–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 9.94 for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Pakistan peaked at 10.25 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.13 | — |
| 1977 | 5.77 | +84.4% |
| 1978 | 7.35 | +27.5% |
| 1979 | 7.63 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 8.66 | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 7.36 | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 8.42 | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 10.25 | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 8.28 | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 8.15 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.67 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 6.54 | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 4.87 | -25.6% |
| 1989 | 5.02 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 5.01 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.39 | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 3.22 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 2.79 | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 3.35 | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 2.82 | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 2.03 | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 2.73 | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 1.88 | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 1.58 | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 3.63 | +141.3% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.98 | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 2.95 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.16 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.48 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.65 | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 4.93 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.32 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 5.6 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.66 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.35 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 6.44 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.32 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.85 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 5.95 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.93 | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 8.68 | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 8.98 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 8.05 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 7.89 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.39 | +19.1% |
| 2025 | 9.94 | +5.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 9.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.01, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 9.94 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.35, 7.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +141.3% | 1.5 | 3.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.97 | 3.13 | 7.63 | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.52 | 4.87 | 10.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 | 1.58 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 | 1.08 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 | 4.93 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 | 7.89 | 9.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 26 Senegal 10.64 compare
- 27 French Polynesia 10.58 compare
- 28 East Timor 9.99 compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 9.88 compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 9.74 compare
- 32 Montenegro 9.72 compare
More population data for Pakistan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7801 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1091 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 367,808 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.8 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5037 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.168 (2100)
- Population density 662.88 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 32.24 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Pakistan?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Pakistan was 9.94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.25 in 1983.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 29th 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 Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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