New Zealand's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$407.21 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 11.82% from US$461.78 million in 2012 (1.25% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$407.21 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$538.59 million | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$461.78 million | 2012 |
| Highest | US$538.59 million | 2017 |
| Lowest | US$215.3 million | 2000 |
| Average since 2013 | US$487.32 million | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$215.3 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, New Zealand's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 11.8% on 2021 (from US$461.91 million to US$407.21 million).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +4.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.9% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.4% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$10.24 million a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | US$407.21 million | 2022 |
| World | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
Closest to New Zealand in the 2022 ranking
- Vanuatu — 2nd of 2: US$8.55 million
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 22 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 407,205,402 |
| 2021 | 461,909,395 |
| 2020 | 428,486,699 |
| 2019 | 473,929,653 |
| 2018 | 508,952,375 |
| 2017 | 538,592,710 |
| 2016 | 528,072,447 |
| 2015 | 531,736,255 |
| 2014 | 535,105,600 |
| 2013 | 459,239,108 |
Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$2.12 billion (2025)
- China — US$6.2 billion (2018)
- Fiji — US$391.28 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$1.86 million (2016)
- Indonesia — US$17.25 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$4.41 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$9.76 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$6.29 billion (2025)
- Lao PDR — US$400.26 million (2025)
- Macao SAR, China
More economic policy & debt data for New Zealand
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$28.15 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$28.15 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$264.06 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 449.8 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$220.1 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 359.52 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$49,591 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 84,475 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$41,336 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 67,519 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is New Zealand's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$407.21 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 89.13% from US$215.3 million in 2000 (2.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$538.59 million in 2017 and the lowest US$215.3 million in 2000.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for New Zealand?
- In 2022, New Zealand's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 11.8% on 2021 (from US$461.91 million to US$407.21 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +4.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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