Pacific island remittances by @ellis2013nz

Sixth in a seven-part series on Pacific population issues, this post focuses on remittances — money sent home by overseas workers or migrants — and their outsized role in Pacific island economies. A bar chart built with R using World Bank World Development Indicators data illustrates that some Pacific nations, notably Tonga, receive remittances exceeding 40% of GDP, far above global averages. The post also briefly discusses the statistical challenge of distinguishing short-term versus long-term migrant remittances in national accounts.