Remittances from New Zealand: World Bank data
Personal remittances paid out of New Zealand were US$1.15 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank, 51st of the 135 economies with 2025 data. New Zealand received US$407 million in personal remittances in 2022, equal to 0.16% of GDP and down 11.8% on 2021, according to the World Bank. That ranks it 117th of the 176 economies with 2022 data.
| Received (2022) | US$407 million source |
| Share of GDP (2022) | 0.16% source |
| Change since 2017 | -24.4% (from US$539 million) |
| Highest year on record | 2017 (US$539 million) |
| Paid out (2025) | US$1.15 billion source |
| Region and income group | East Asia & Pacific, high income |
Remittances received by year
What it costs to send
Sending from New Zealand cost 3.50% to 11.22% across 8 corridors: every corridor from New Zealand.
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Where Polynopsis fits
Remittances are paid out by banks, payout partners and mobile wallets that money transfer companies keep funded ahead of demand. Polynopsis is liquidity software for those companies: one live position across every bank, payout partner and wallet, with a warning before a corridor runs dry.
Data: World Bank, World Development Indicators (BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT, BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS, BM.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT), last updated 2026-10-08, licensed CC BY 4.0. Ranks are worked out by Polynopsis from the same data.
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Polynopsis gives cross-border payment teams one live position across every bank, payout partner, exchange and wallet, including money in flight, and warns before a corridor runs dry.
About Polynopsis
Polynopsis is liquidity management software for cross-border payment companies. The name joins poly, many, and synopsis, a seeing together: one live view of money spread across many banks, payout partners, exchanges and stablecoin wallets, including money in flight, with a warning before any corridor runs dry.
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