Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland
Poland: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 0.9137 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland, 1994–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland is 0.9137, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland peaked at 2.79 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4813, in 1996.
Poland ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.5244 | — |
| 1995 | 0.5069 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4813 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5304 | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6104 | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4833 | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 0.865 | +79.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8148 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8438 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 1.84 | +76.4% |
| 2005 | 2.37 | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 2.76 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 2.79 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 2.32 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.44 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.38 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.38 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.23 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.15 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9469 | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9137 | -3.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.9137 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 1.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.9137 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +79.0% | 0.4833 | 0.865 |
| 2004 | +76.4% | 1.05 | 1.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5228 | 0.4813 | 0.6104 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 0.8148 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.9137 | 1.23 | 6 |
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More population data for Poland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.04 (2100)
- Population density 63.15 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 624,863 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.04 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1914 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Poland was 0.9137 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 in 2007.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4813 in 1996.
- How does Poland rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 130th 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 Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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