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 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Poland, 1994–2025
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 Poland is 0.9%, 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 2.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, 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 | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.5% | — |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +79.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +76.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
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- 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)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
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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 0.9% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% 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 0.5% 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 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.