Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 7.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1986–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 7.0%.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 9.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8.6% | — |
| 1987 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -85.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +727.4% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +73.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +66.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 0.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 6 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7855 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9601 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 101.69 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0691 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4194 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 164.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,849 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 7.0% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 48th 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.