| Year | Remittances (in thousands €) | Annual % change | Remittances/GDP |
| 2000 | 588.468 | 0.05% | |
| 2001 | 749.401 | 27.3% | 0.06% |
| 2002 | 791.616 | 5.6% | 0.06% |
| 2003 | 1.167.060 | 47.4% | 0.09% |
| 2004 | 2.094.000 | 131.9% | 0.19% |
| 2005 | 3.900.793 | 44.1% | 0.27% |
| 2006 | 4.527.666 | 16.1% | 0.30% |
| 2007 | 6.039.255 | 33.4% | 0.39% |
| 2008 | 6.376.949 | 5.6% | 0.41% |
| 2009 | 6.747.818 | 5.8% | 0.44% |
| 2010 | 6.385.874 | −5.4% | 0.41% |