Workers' remittances paid fell 0.683% to USD 875 mil in New Zealand in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances paid in New Zealand reached an all time high of USD 881 mil in 2019 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 4,359 mil, USD 4,547 mil in Indonesia, USD 9,090 mil in Malaysia and USD 211 mil in Philippines in 2020.
New Zealand has been ranked 45th within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances paid, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | USD mil | 6,038 | 6,179 | 6,793 | 7,268 | 7,439 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | USD mil | 314 | 357 | 324 | 310 | 279 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 5,718 | 6,211 | 16,253 | 16,548 | 15,135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 4,605 | 5,151 | 5,177 | 5,148 | 5,071 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD mil | 10,483 | 10,105 | 9,394 | 10,916 | 11,398 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | USD mil | 729 | 791 | 849 | 872 | 881 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | USD mil | 281 | 198 | 268 | 91.9 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines | USD mil | 153 | 196 | 246 | 259 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Taiwan | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,992 | 4,155 | 4,397 | 4,924 | 8,913 | ||||||||
| Vietnam | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.0 | 76.0 | 111 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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