Workers' remittances paid rose 14.6% to USD 1,185 mil in New Zealand in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances paid in New Zealand reached an all time high of USD 1,185 mil in 2024 and an all time low of USD 52.6 mil in 1972. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, workers' remittances paid in Australia amounted to USD 12,010 mil, USD 11,128 mil in Indonesia, USD 10,843 mil in Malaysia and USD 269 mil in Philippines in 2024.
New Zealand has been ranked 40th within the group of 98 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances paid, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | USD mil | 7,268 | 7,438 | 4,354 | 3,786 | 6,531 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | USD mil | 310 | 279 | 226 | 259 | 302 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 16,548 | 15,135 | 18,296 | 22,958 | 22,156 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | USD mil | 5,148 | 5,071 | 4,547 | 4,343 | 7,948 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD mil | 10,916 | 11,398 | 9,090 | 8,635 | 9,090 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | USD mil | 872 | 883 | 883 | 895 | 888 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | USD mil | 91.4 | 141 | 33.3 | 180 | 289 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | USD mil | 259 | 226 | 211 | 256 | 298 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Thailand | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,924 | 8,913 | 7,879 | 7,584 | 6,503 | |||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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