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]]>The Himalayan nation featured in the World Bank’s top 20 remittance recipients in 2018, for inflows.
According to the World Bank data, Nepal received remittance inflows worth USD 8,064 million in 2018, standing at the top 19th recipient among world nations.
The country registered a 16 percent year-on-year rise in remittance inflows in 2018 compared to USD 6,928 million in 2017.
Remittances in 2018 accounted for 28.0% of the country’s GDP share in 2018, placing the Himalayan nation in the list of the top-5 recipient smaller economies: Tonga, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Haiti, in terms of remittance share in GDP.
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“In 2018, the top remittance-receiving countries – in dollar terms – are projected to be India, China, the Philippines, Mexico, Egypt, and Nigeria (Figure 1.2). As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), the top recipients are smaller countries: Tonga, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Nepal, and Haiti,” the World Bank said in its report.
Top Remittance Receivers in 2018
Nepal saw a gradual rise in remittance inflows in the last decade period from 2008-2018 as follows.
| Year | Remittance Flows (in USD Million) |
| 2008 | 2,727 |
| 2009 | 2,983 |
| 2010 | 3,464 |
| 2011 | 4,217 |
| 2012 | 4,793 |
| 2013 | 5,589 |
| 2014 | 5,889 |
| 2015 | 6,730 |
| 2016 | 6,612 |
| 2017 | 6,928 |
| 2018 | 8,064 |
| Remittances as a share of GDP in 2018 (%) | 28% |
With Nepal in fourth sport, other South Asian nations in the list of remittance inflows include: India (USD 78.6 billion), Pakistan (USD 21 billion), Bangladesh (USD 15.4 billion) and Sri Lanka (USD 7.5 billion).
Remittance Inflows to South Asia Grrew in 2018
India stood as the top recipient followed by China, Mexico, The Philippines and Egypt.
Overall, the remittance flows to South Asia have seen a 12 percent growth in 2018 much ahead of 7 percent in 2017, totaling to around USD 138 billion.
The World Bank report also reported a decline in employment opportunities for South Asian nations in GCC countries in 2017 and 2018.
“Especially in Saudi Arabia, due to nationalization policies, as indicated by lower deployments from India (-12 percent in 2018 Q1–Q3 and -25 percent in 2017), Pakistan (-26 percent during January–August 2018 and 41 percent in 2017), Bangladesh (-25 percent in 2018 Q1–Q3), and Nepal (-5 percent in FY 2016/17),” the report noted.
Nepal also saw a decline in number of migrant labor permits from 0.40 million in FY 2015/16 to 0.38 million in FY 2016/17.
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