New data has revealed which countries around the world see the biggest impact on their local economy as a result of their expat population with Hungary coming 6th. 
The research comes from the experts at William Russell, who ranked over 30 countries on factors such as employment rates, further education rates and financial contributions to the economy.
You can view the full Expat Economy Index HERE.
Where do expats contribute the most?
The below table shows the top ten countries where expats contribute the most to their local economy. A score above 1 in the revenue per capita ratio indicates that the economic contributions from foreign-born residents are higher than native residents.

Rank

Country

Employment rate

Unemployment rate

Tertiary education rate

Revenue per capita ratio

Economy contribution score

1

New Zealand

80.8%

3.2%

53.1%

–

9.31

2

Poland

80.4%

5.1%

59.6%

–

9.01

3

United Kingdom

75.5%

4.4%

68.4%

1.01

8.98

4

Israel

77.9%

4.6%

57.7%

–

8.68

5

Australia

74.2%

5.3%

59.7%

0.97

8.07

6

Hungary

80.3%

3.4%

39.0%

–

7.96

7

Czech Republic

79.8%

3.3%

35.2%

0.97

7.33

8

Portugal

76.9%

7.0%

36.4%

1.17

7.17

9

Luxembourg

72.8%

5.9%

52.8%

0.97

7.16

9

Republic of Ireland

71.8%

7.5%

55.5%

0.99

7.16
Further Findings:
  • With the highest employment rate for expats, New Zealand was ranked as the top country where the expat community is crucial to the local economy. They were closely followed by Poland which had a similarly high employment rate and the UK.
  • The research found only three countries where the expat community contributed more revenue per capita to the economy than native-born residents. These were Portugal, Switzerland and the UK where expats were found to contribute 17%, 1,% and 1% more respectively.

  • Canada had the highest rate of expats who had pursued further education (69.7%), however missed out on a top 10 spot due to their higher unemployment rate.

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