Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad)

Mauritania
280.89 million current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
226.00 million current US$
in 2025
Mauritania rank
109th
Papua New Guinea rank
111th

Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
-200.0M0200.0M400.0M196819962025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 280.89 million current US$ against 226.00 million current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 54.89 million current US$.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 111th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 61.97 million current US$ 158.00 million current US$ 96.03 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 130.10 million current US$ 67.83 million current US$ 62.26 million current US$ Mauritania
1990s 114.82 million current US$ 110.43 million current US$ 4.39 million current US$ Mauritania
2000s 131.33 million current US$ 190.62 million current US$ 59.28 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 209.82 million current US$ 217.36 million current US$ 7.54 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 333.58 million current US$ 212.73 million current US$ 120.85 million current US$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad), Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 280.89 million current US$ against 226.00 million current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
54.89 million current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad)?
Mauritania ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 111th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 8,151 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.