New Zealand vs Uruguay: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
New Zealand
0.2%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.2%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
168th
Uruguay rank
167th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1979 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 167th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 167th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.