Personal remittances, received in New Zealand
New Zealand: Personal remittances, received was 0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received in New Zealand, 1972–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.2% for personal remittances, received in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in New Zealand peaked at 2.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.1% | — |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -23.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +22.3% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +25.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -47.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -69.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in New Zealand?
- Personal remittances, received in New Zealand was 0.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for personal remittances, received?
- New Zealand ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.