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Applicants looking at job offers displayed on a glass window of a recruitment agency in Manila, Philippines.
Closing the Gap

Remittances We’re Watching: OFW superheroes, Central America flows, Ukraine war

How have political and economic factors impacted remittances to Central America and the Philippines in recent years? What has the war in Ukraine meant for remittance flows in Ukraine, Russia and throughout Central Asia?

Top 10 countries remittances are sent from, and sent to; the 10 countries most dependent on remittances; and how many billions are flowing in remittances each year since 2013.
Closing the Gap

The Graphic Truth: Sending money home

Migrants leave their countries of origin not only to find work opportunities — the hard-earned money they send back helps keep the lights on back home. After a COVID-related blip in 2020 – which saw a small decline but defied disastrous predictions – global remittances sent by migrants to relatives in their countries of origin are again on the upswing. That’s a big deal for the migrants’ families and for governments of nations who rely on that revenue to keep the economy from collapsing. We take a look at the countries that send and receive the most migrant cash, those that most depend on remittances, and how inflows have performed recently.