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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.0031 current US$ 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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About this data
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.