Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of, 1995–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 4.0% for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of peaked at 26.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2025.
That places Palestine, State of 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.7% | — |
| 1996 | 15.9% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | +56.9% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -64.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -73.6% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 15.9% | 26.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 4.0% | 24.0% | 6 |
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More population data for Palestine, State of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of was 4.0% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Palestine, State of ranks 66th 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 Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.