Australia vs New Zealand: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita

Australia
72.53 current US$ per person
in 2025
New Zealand
80.13 current US$ per person
in 2022
Australia rank
133rd
New Zealand rank
131st

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 80.13 current US$ per person against 72.53 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 7.6 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 133rd and New Zealand ranks 131st of 197 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 23.67 current US$ per person 49.75 current US$ per person 26.08 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 73.57 current US$ per person 105.35 current US$ per person 31.78 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 66.43 current US$ per person 253.64 current US$ per person 187.21 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 44.48 current US$ per person 75.39 current US$ per person 30.91 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 90.08 current US$ per person 105.41 current US$ per person 15.33 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 40.85 current US$ per person 85.15 current US$ per person 44.3 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 80.13 current US$ per person against 72.53 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
7.6 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 133rd and New Zealand ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.