Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP by country
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
Chad
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Vanuatu
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
7,135
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Chad; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 32,234.3%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | — | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 303.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Yemen | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 11 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 21,634.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 245.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Armenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 266.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 469.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Togo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 747.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 370.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 232.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Eritrea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 29 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,911.7% | volatile |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,492.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 451.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7,496.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20,059.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3,688.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13,063.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 32,234.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 396.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,800.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 278.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Benin | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2,324.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2,905.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 972.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4,635.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4,337.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 932.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17,635.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Senegal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4,056.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,505.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 624.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2,441.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 404.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Eswatini | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5,823.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Angola | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4,508.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Mozambique | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 359.4% | volatile |
| 81 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7,863.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7,048.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 835.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 89 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Lesotho | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 894.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3,285.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 94 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3,577.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4,935.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3,762.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 580.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Liechtenstein | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 516.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,808.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 400.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 6,077.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9,762.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5,102.3% | volatile |
| 109 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 222.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 359.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Naoero | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 263.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 118 | China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 288.8% | volatile |
| 123 | United States of America | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 317.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 128 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,250.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Cayman Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 487.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 285.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Madagascar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 437.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Russian Federation | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 498.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Comoros | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Fiji | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Republic of Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 202.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 191.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Monaco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 157 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Hong Kong, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Viet Nam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Curaçao | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Grenada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Macau, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.