Remittances of workers: Rs 2.69 billion sent to Bangladesh

Foreign workers remitted Rs 2.69 billion in the first three quarters of 2022. A year earlier, Bangladeshis remitted Rs 2.53 billion in the same period, according to data released by the Bank of Mauritius.

Bangladeshis, Indians and Malagasy top the list

The total remittances sent by foreign workers throughout 2019 amounted to IDR 7.11 billion. The amount for the first nine months of 2022 is Rs 6.47 billion.

Overseas transfers










Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 (9 months)
Bangladesh IDR 2.62 billion IDR 2.61 billion IDR 3.47 billion IDR 2.69 billion
India IDR 2.68 billion IDR 2.78 billion IDR 2.79 billion IDR 2.62 billion
Madagascar IDR 278 million IDR 271 million IDR 244 million IDR 265 million
France IDR 302 million IDR 353 million IDR 319 million IDR 140 million
China IDR 144 million IDR 187 million IDR 178 million IDR 77 million

Rs 2.09 billion sent to Mauritius

Mauritians working abroad remitted Rs 2.09 billion during the first three quarters of 2022. France, the United States and the United Kingdom dominate the ranking of countries from which these funds originate.

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