Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Personal remittances, received

Maldives
5.65 million current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.87 million current US$
in 2024
Maldives rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
190th

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 5.65 million current US$ against 3.87 million current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.79 million current US$.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Maldives ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 196 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.62 million current US$ 7.57 million current US$ 5.94 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.07 million current US$ 14.99 million current US$ 12.91 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 3.47 million current US$ 6.62 million current US$ 3.15 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.62 million current US$ 9.87 million current US$ 6.25 million current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.14 million current US$ 7.48 million current US$ 2.34 million current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
Maldives, at 5.65 million current US$ against 3.87 million current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
1.79 million current US$, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for personal remittances, received?
Maldives ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,711 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.