Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Peru
Peru: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Peru stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Peru peaked at 2.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Peru ranks 111th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +30.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +54.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Peru?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Peru was 1.6% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 111th 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 Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.