Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0% for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 190th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1019 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5774 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 33.03 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.5868 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.2 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 190th 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.