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Table 5.5:
Yearly Flow of Remittance according to Government source 1999-2003 (Rs. million)
|
Items
|
1999/2000
|
2000/01
|
2001/02
|
2002/03
|
|
Remittances
|
36818.1
|
47216.1
|
47536.3
|
54203.3
|
|
Pensions
|
5941.0
|
6309.1
|
8269.6
|
7327.3
|
|
Total
|
42759.1
|
53525.2
|
55805.9
|
61530.6
|
|
GDP
|
366251
|
393566
|
405632
|
435531
|
|
Remittances as % of GDP
|
11.67
|
13.60
|
13.76
|
14.13
|
Source: Economic Survey (Fiscal Year 2003/04). HMG/Ministry of Finance, 2004. Table 6.7, p.40. For GDP …. same ….Table. 1.1, p. 1 Exchange Rates: 1 US$ to Nepali Rs : in 1988=67.60, 1999=68.15, 2000= 70.40, 2001=74.65, 2002=78.00, 2003 = 75.5 (approx). |