Remittance inflows to GDP in Germany
Germany: Remittance inflows to GDP was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Remittance inflows to GDP in Germany, 1971–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.5% for remittance inflows to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Germany peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1973.
That places Germany 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Remittance inflows to GDP in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +159.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 66% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 33% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittance inflows to GDP in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +159.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More financial sector data for Germany
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 84.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance inflows to gdp in Germany?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in Germany was 0.5% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1973.
- How does Germany rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Germany ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.