Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Thailand, 1975–2025
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 Thailand stood at 2.1%.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Thailand peaked at 2.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1975.
Thailand ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1% | — |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +61.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +90.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +58.5% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +71.8% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +24.9% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -61.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +116.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +107.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Thailand?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Thailand was 2.1% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 102nd 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 Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.