Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kiribati rank
151st
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.15197620002025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 151st and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 195 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 0.1415 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1980s 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
Kiribati, at 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 151st and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.