Countries ranked by Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)

How it has changed (1990–2024)

See how money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP) has changed across the world’s countries from 1990 to 2024.

• The country ranked first changed over time: Lesotho in 1990–2005, Moldova in 2006, Tajikistan in 2007–2008, Lesotho in 2009, Tajikistan in 2010–2014, Tonga in 2015–2021, Tajikistan in 2022, Tonga in 2023, Tajikistan in 2024.
• Japan’s money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP) went from 0.0% in 1991 to 0.1% in 2024 (up 0.1 points).
• Japan ranked #106 of 111 countries in 1991 and #140 of 156 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Key years for Japan and countries at the top, middle and bottom of the 2024 ranking

Country	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
Tajikistan	–	–	35.8%	26.9%	47.2%
Ukraine	–	1.3%	4.6%	9.7%	6.3%
Belgium	1.7%	1.7%	2.3%	2.5%	2.3%
Botswana	2.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.7%
Japan	–	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Countries with data	109	147	170	169	156

See the full history, year by year