Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Kiribati
7.93 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
7.91 current US$ per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 7.93 current US$ per person against 7.91 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.05 current US$ per person | 12.21 current US$ per person | 68.83 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 23.92 current US$ per person | 11.84 current US$ per person | 12.08 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 16.72 current US$ per person | 6.07 current US$ per person | 10.65 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 4.4 current US$ per person | 37.93 current US$ per person | 33.53 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.69 current US$ per person | 40.26 current US$ per person | 30.57 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.91 current US$ per person | 15.95 current US$ per person | 6.04 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 7.93 current US$ per person against 7.91 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 current US$ per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.