Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Serbia, 2007–2025
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 Serbia is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 9.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.4% | — |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +51.4% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 6 |
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More population data for Serbia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Serbia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Serbia was 6.6% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 50th 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 Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.