Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 5.1% in 2004. ▲ Rising
Latest (2004)
5.1%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
60th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2003
All-time low
3.4%
in 2001
Years of data
5
2000–2004
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Viet Nam, 2000–2004
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 5.1% for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2004.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over five years.
That places Viet Nam 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the middle of the range.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
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More population data for Viet Nam
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4983 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.95 million people (2100)
- Population density 292.59 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.6117 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Viet Nam?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Viet Nam was 5.1% in 2004, 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
- How does Viet Nam rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Viet Nam ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2004.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.