India was top remittance recipient in 2021 receiving $87 billion: WHO Report

India was top remittance recipient in 2021 receiving $87 billion: WHO Report

  • India was the top recipient country for remittances inflows in 2021, in current US dollars, among the low and middle income countries, according to a report released by World Health Organisation on July 20, 2022.
  • India received remittances worth US$ 87 billion in 2021, as per the “first World report on the health of refugees and migrants”.
  • China ($53 billion), Mexico ($53 billion), the Philippines ($36 billion) and Egypt ($33 billion) were the top five nations in the list.
  • The top source country for remittance outflows  in current USD in 2021 was United States. It was followed by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.

Source: Economic Times

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