BANGLADESH: FACTS AND FIGURES

Table 5.2.1:Country-wise and Year-wise Remittances Earned Through W.E.S (in Million US $)
 

Country

Year

Total

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

K.S.A

293.10

340.10

440.80

462.43

485.91

530.76

521.71

626.08

791.93

932.98

980.92

1244.47

1312.95

8964.14

U.A.E

75.10

76.94

86.99

85.10

77.99

93.80

91.79

116.28

124.53

143.15

186.93

276.50

349.31

1784.41

Qatar

55.30

48.06

55.33

59.93

68.61

58.00

57.52

60.25

64.5

61.24

76.67

103.36

110.22

878.99

Oman

47.60

69.34

61.65

75.44

82.51

93.20

52.05

88.84

94.1

87.13

90.60

110.82

114.29

1067.57

Bahrain

17.90

22.43

23.25

30.79

32.87

30.20

2.81

33.22

41.08

42.79

49.24

57.58

64.02

448.18

Kuwait

27.30

97.66

143.05

185.19

165.24

203.70

207.96

219.22

242.45

246.47

254.75

322.38

338.46

2653.83

Libya

1.80

0.15

1.79

1.82

0.26

0.20

188.93

0.25

0.04

0.10

0.10

0.12

195.56

Iran

2.50

0.12

1.74

0.31

0.15

0.20

31.66

0.39

0.39

0.05

0.32

37.83

U.S.A

53.00

65.76

69.75

97.64

104.39

137.6

207.65

217.09

229.64

248.21

264.95

423.47

470.10

2589.25

U.K

54.30

58.45

46.29

49.93

39.82

44.80

59.43

62.95

54.85

68.87

63.93

170.75

234.80

1009.17

Germany

7.80

13.47

14.86

9.94

6.31

3.90

6.11

4.05

4.84

3.94

4.83

7.90

8.73

96.68

Japan

81.90

49.73

30.41

32.76

27.69

24.7

0.98

29.98

45.16

16.09

11.60

15.13

18.78

384.91

Malaysia

4.78

27.45

71.56

72.70

22.47

71.28

57.22

45.56

31.85

49.14

33.51

487.52

Singapore

1.90

37.83

2.42

2.32

3.78

5.10

66.45

12.16

11.28

10.53

8.15

25.26

28.92

216.10

Australia

0.18

1.8

1.22

3.20

Italy

4.88

5.93

10.81

S. Korea

1.26

1.01

2.27

Hong Kong

0.28

2.31

1.31

3.90

Others

49.80

21.47

25.98

32.49

34.43

56.48

7.51

57.2

44.62

47.89

46.61

30.63

83.63

538.74

Total

769.30

901.97

1009.09

1153.54

1201.52

1355.34

1525.03

1599.24

1806.63

1954.95

2071.03

2847.79

3177.63

21373.06

Source: BMET 2004 ( http://www.bmet.org.bd )

Note: 1 US $ = 59.95 Bangladeshi taka (September 4, 2004)