$21 billion came home in 2025 — 14.3% of GDP.
Remittances at this scale are the main reason household spending has held up and a large part of why the banks are flush with deposits. They also make the currency more sensitive to conditions in the countries that send them, which is a reason to price a multi-year contract in dollars rather than assume the sum stays where it is. (World Bank, 2025 ↗)
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