Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 0.134 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in United Kingdom, 1987–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.134 for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in United Kingdom peaked at 0.3216 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0838, in 1998.
That places United Kingdom 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.1837 | — |
| 1988 | 0.1787 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1817 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.192 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1828 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1724 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1666 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1726 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1037 | -39.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0997 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1051 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0838 | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3216 | +283.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3036 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2992 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2924 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.276 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2444 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2369 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2245 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2112 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2036 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2158 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1983 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1906 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1818 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1718 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.16 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1699 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1693 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1596 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1515 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1466 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1192 | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1084 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1246 | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1312 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1308 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.134 | +2.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.134 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 19% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.134 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +283.8% | 0.0838 | 0.3216 |
| 1995 | -39.9% | 0.1726 | 0.1037 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1814 | 0.1787 | 0.1837 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.16 | 0.0838 | 0.3216 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2508 | 0.2036 | 0.3036 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1699 | 0.1466 | 0.1983 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1247 | 0.1084 | 0.134 | 6 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.1389 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 71,685 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2666 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.184 (2100)
- Population density 307.14 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.21 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in United Kingdom?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in United Kingdom was 0.134 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3216 in 1999.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0838 in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- United Kingdom ranks 172nd 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 United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from 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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