The World Bank in its latest report has said that India has retained its top spot on remittances, with its diaspora sending a whopping $79 billion back home in 2018 as against $65.3 billion in 2017 and $62.7 billion in 2016.
As per the report, China became second with remittances at $67 billion, followed by Mexico ($36 billion), the Philippines ($34 billion), and Egypt ($29 billion). The World Bank further said that remittances to South Asia grew 12% to $131 billion in 2018, outpacing 6% growth in 2017.
Besides, the report found that remittances to low-and middle-income countries reached a record high of $529 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.6% over the previous record high of $483 billion in 2017, while Global remittances, which include flows to high-income countries, reached $689 billion in 2018, up from $633 billion in 2017.
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