Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2011–2023
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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 2.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 7.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2023.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 86th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.8% | — |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4 |
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More population data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7206 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7206 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,638 people (2100)
- Population density 1,244 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7273 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 2.8% in 2023, 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2023.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.