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Remittances

The money that migrants send home is very important not only to their families but also to their country's balance of payments.

For many countries remittances represent a significant proportion of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Table 4. —Top ten remittance-receiving countries, 2006

 

In total

As % of GDP

 

 

$ billions

 

% of GDP

1,

India

25.7

Moldova

38%

2.

Mexico

24.7

Tonga

31%

3.

China

22.5

Guyana

22%

4.

Philippines

14.9

Haiti

21%

5.

Bangladesh

5.5

Lebanon

21%

6.

Pakistan

5.4

Tajikistan

20%

7.

Morocco

5.0

Honduras

20%

8.

Egypt

5.0

Jordan

20%

9.

Lebanon

4.9

Bosnia & H.

19%

10.

Vietnam

4.7

Armenia

19%

Source: World Bank (2006). Global Economic Prospects, 2006. Washington, World Bank

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International migration data
Remittance service in Hong Kong

Jewellery shop in Hong Kong that also offers remitance services.
Photo: Gary Arndt