Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
Saudi Arabia rank
192nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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, received (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
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.