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7.9 Workers Remittances

(Million Dollars)

Country FY73 FY74 FY75 FY76 FY77 FY78 FY79

Bahrain 2.46 3.39 4.56 13.84 24.27 43.43 37.21

Canada 2.12 3.16 3.62 6.05 7.87 6.69 6.95
Germany 1.32 2.73 3.49 5.27 9.04 16.95 37.36
Japan 2.22 3.03 4.95 7.83 12.15 21.90 42.59
Kuwait 7.04 6.93 10.28 17.23 27.37 53.97 75.11
Norway 0.67 1.65 2.58 4.68 6.49 9.26 10.37
Qatar 2.17 2.63 5.46 10.85 24.41 50.93 52.24
Saudi Arabia 7.87 10.52 17.26 46.36 158.82 464.10 594.38
Sultanat-e-Oman 12.20 15.94 15.90 47.48 55.05 63.93 61.78
UAE: - - 22.34 62.42 117.77 208.27 205.75

Abu Dhabi - - 10.54 26.24 46.68 81.79 92.68

Dubai - - 9.92 28.87 55.19 96.55 88.13
Sharjah - - 1.88 7.31 15.90 29.93 24.94
Others - - - - - - -

U.K. 72.13 55.38 74.11 54.38 49.29 76.69 119.12

U.S.A. 9.98 14.41 19.18 25.77 29.32 51.53 53.64
Other Countries 15.82 19.23 32.24 36.84 55.89 88.68 101.42

Total 136.00 139.00 215.97 339.00 577.74 1,156.33 1,397.92

Country FY80 FY81 FY82 FY83 FY84 FY85 FY86 FY87

Bahrain 33.04 42.43 43.39 46.80 52.48 51.07 61.92 51.58

Canada 7.33 7.85 7.43 6.99 7.76 6.49 7.71 8.63
Germany 57.29 59.14 51.90 49.87 36.18 36.43 35.27 34.77
Japan 51.27 75.09 97.11 99.27 50.11 31.65 10.57 3.16
Kuwait 111.64 133.23 151.69 210.88 239.35 205.39 225.18 208.22
Norway 14.46 16.54 14.86 14.30 13.85 13.47 21.51 24.77
Qatar 63.20 62.47 65.67 92.18 67.38 59.05 63.65 52.92
Saudi Arabia 795.46 984.27 1,129.45 1,441.96 1,441.08 1,245.23 1,162.87 945.52
Sultanat-e-Oman 73.57 92.26 118.52 144.05 168.86 166.41 185.85 134.06
UAE: 216.80 265.43 224.88 344.68 308.98 301.33 311.47 278.16

Abu Dhabi 105.00 131.90 113.07 163.68 169.92 144.10 145.07 101.41
Dubai 86.87 102.04 83.29 143.49 110.28 112.06 114.78 126.80
Sharjah 24.93 31.49 28.52 37.51 28.78 45.17 51.62 49.95
Others - - - - - - - -

U.K. 149.72 184.92 121.31 161.72 141.79 135.98 223.27 204.93

U.S.A. 61.47 70.97 72.11 133.50 105.82 105.35 194.46 191.94
Other Countries 111.80 121.33 126.58 139.25 103.79 88.07 91.58 139.90

Total 1,747.05 2,115.93 2,224.89 2,885.45 2,737.43 2,445.92 2,595.31 2,278.56

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7.9 Workers Remittances

(Million Dollars)

Country FY88 FY89 FY90 FY91 FY92 FY93 FY94 FY95

I. Cash Flow 2,012.60 1,683.56 1,667.36 1,626.92 1,252.45 1,238.51 1,093.36 1,317.73

Bahrain 41.10 35.63 36.38 37.20 27.75 25.42 25.92 35.90

Canada 9.88 11.19 13.98 11.26 9.86 7.54 5.65 4.91
Germany 35.75 27.92 31.54 32.62 33.12 40.64 28.88 27.71
Japan 2.71 28.42 35.84 26.84 12.96 11.62 7.13 6.90
Kuwait 193.90 144.29 132.55 15.12 44.24 60.22 47.85 57.86
Norway 29.16 22.27 19.75 21.28 16.25 15.18 11.85 13.40
Qatar 34.00 29.21 24.30 24.27 12.87 10.91 7.57 11.52
Saudi Arabia 821.75 691.64 626.39 681.97 516.16 525.94 493.65 554.08
Sultanat-e-Oman 102.72 76.26 79.51 74.98 60.35 51.67 46.07 61.49
UAE: 216.58 161.18 143.04 172.03 105.07 97.76 99.36 178.26

Abu Dhabi 75.83 55.49 53.28 75.71 38.74 32.47 29.32 51.99
Dubai 112.05 81.95 65.80 68.72 49.07 47.79 51.12 90.09
Sharjah 28.70 23.74 23.96 27.60 17.26 17.50 16.73 28.96
Others - - - - - - 2.19 7.22

U.K. 215.88 171.06 178.16 180.05 137.02 114.02 101.19 109.96

U.S.A. 177.51 174.78 209.24 190.23 150.34 157.80 122.49 141.09
Other Countries 131.66 109.71 136.68 159.07 126.46 119.79 95.75 114.65

II. Encashment and Profit in Pak.

Rs of FEBCs & FCBCs - 213.43 274.99 221.37 215.03 323.73 352.20 548.37

Total ( I+II ) 2,012.60 1896.99 1942.35 1,848.29 1,467.48 1,562.24 1,445.56 1,866.10

Country FY96 FY 97 FY 98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05

I. Cash Flow 1,227.28 1,078.05 1,237.68 875.55 913.49 1,021.59 2,340.79 4,190.73 3,826.16 4,152.29

Bahrain 33.23 29.16 34.31 33.31 29.36 23.87 39.58 71.46 80.55 91.22
Canada 5.67 3.59 4.14 3.46 3.86 4.90 20.52 15.19 22.90 48.49
Germany 26.06 18.98 16.62 11.93 10.47 9.20 13.44 26.87 46.52 53.84
Japan 3.65 3.05 2.65 3.09 1.58 3.93 5.97 8.14 5.28 6.51
Kuwait 45.43 38.38 52.40 106.36 135.25 123.39 89.66 221.23 177.01 214.78
Norway 11.72 7.97 7.16 5.26 5.60 5.74 6.55 8.89 10.19 18.30
Qatar 14.08 9.68 12.17 12.94 13.29 13.38 31.87 87.68 88.69 86.86
Saudi Arabia 503.22 418.44 474.86 318.49 309.85 304.43 376.34 580.76 565.29 627.19
Sultanat-e-Oman 64.44 46.11 61.97 44.67 46.42 38.11 63.18 93.65 105.29 119.28
U A E: 161.93 164.39 207.70 125.09 147.79 190.04 469.49 837.87 597.48 712.61

Abu Dhabi 48.98 44.91 75.13 38.07 47.30 48.11 103.72 212.37 114.92 152.51
Dubai 81.19 93.07 101.01 70.57 87.04 129.69 331.47 581.09 447.49 532.93
Sharjah 28.95 22.90 28.54 14.69 12.80 12.21 34.05 42.60 34.61 26.17
Others 2.81 3.51 3.02 1.76 0.65 0.03 0.25 1.81 0.46 1.00

U.K. 109.74 97.94 98.83 73.59 73.27 81.39 151.93 273.83 333.94 371.86
U.S.A. 141.92 146.25 166.29 81.95 79.96 134.81 778.98 1,237.52 1,225.09 1,294.08
Other Countries 106.19 94.11 98.58 55.41 56.79 88.40 293.28 727.64 567.93 507.27

II. Encashment and Profit in Pak. Rs

of FEBCs & FCBCs 233.89 331.42 251.87 184.64 70.24 64.98 48.26 46.12 45.42 16.50

Total ( I+II ) 1,461.17 1,409.47 1,489.55 1,060.19 983.73 1,086.57 2,389.05 4,236.85 3,871.58 4,168.79

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7.9 Workers Remittances

(Million US Dollar)

Country FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10

I. Cash 4,588.03 5,490.97 6,448.84 7,810.95 8,904.88

1.USA 1,242.49 1,459.64 1,762.03 1,735.87 1,771.19
2.UK 438.65 430.04 458.87 605.59 876.38
3.Saudi Arabia 750.44 1,023.56 1,251.32 1,559.56 1,917.66
4.UAE 716.30 866.49 1,090.30 1,688.59 2,038.52
Dubai 540.24 635.60 761.24 970.42 851.54
Abu Dhabi 147.89 200.40 298.80 669.42 1,130.32
Sharjah 26.87 28.86 28.58 47.84 54.55
Other 1.30 1.63 1.68 0.93 2.11
5.Other GCC Countries 596.46 757.33 983.39 1,202.65 1,237.87
Bahrain 100.57 136.28 140.51 153.27 151.35
Kuwait 246.75 288.71 384.58 432.05 445.09
Qatar 118.69 170.65 233.36 339.51 354.15
Oman 130.45 161.69 224.94 277.82 287.27
6.EU Countries 119.62 149.00 176.64 247.66 252.22
Germany 59.03 76.87 73.33 100.71 81.21
France 8.14 8.94 9.87 19.25 28.07
Netherlands 7.00 7.17 9.07 10.77 9.41
Spain 3.44 7.58 17.84 29.68 39.29
Italy 12.49 12.10 14.03 31.17 39.32
Greece 2.76 2.83 5.39 9.63 12.26
Sweden 3.60 3.69 5.36 4.93 6.49
Denmark 10.87 16.24 19.46 11.74 12.84
Ireland 6.70 5.59 15.72 24.37 18.84
Belgium 5.59 7.99 6.57 5.41 4.5
7.Norway 16.82 22.04 28.78 24.94 34.68
8.Switzerland 20.50 18.06 22.72 18.61 21.94
9.Australia 25.10 31.24 39.03 34.31 56.27
10.Canada 81.71 87.20 100.62 79.07 115.12
11.Japan 6.63 4.26 4.75 5.10 5.68
12.Other Countries 573.31 642.11 530.39 609.00 577.35
II. Encashment and Profit in Pak. Rs
of FEBCs & FCBCs
12.09 2.68 2.40 0.48 1.02
Total (I+II) 4,600.12 5,493.65 6,451.24 7,811.43 8,905.90

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7.9 Workers Remittances

(Million US Dollar)

Country FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

I. Cash 11,200.90 13,186.58 13,921.56 15,837.68 18,719.80

1.USA 2,068.67 2,334.47 2,186.24 2,467.65 2,702.66
2.UK 1,199.67 1,521.10 1,946.01 2,180.23 2,376.15
3.Saudi Arabia 2,670.07 3,687.00 4,104.73 4,729.43 5,630.43
4.UAE 2,597.74 2,848.86 2,750.17 3,109.52 4,231.75
Dubai 1,201.15 1,411.26 1,213.84 1,550.03 2,411.96
Abu Dhabi 1,328.82 1,367.62 1,485.03 1,512.45 1,750.65
Sharjah 63.77 67.26 49.76 45.54 67.64
Other 4.00 2.72 1.54 1.50 1.50
5.Other GCC Countries 1,306.18 1,495.00 1,607.88 1,860.03 2,173.03
Bahrain 167.29 210.95 282.83 318.84 388.99
Kuwait 495.19 582.57 619.00 681.43 748.12
Qatar 306.11 318.82 321.25 329.24 350.21
Oman 337.59 382.66 384.80 530.52 685.71
6.EU Countries 354.76 364.79 357.37 431.85 364.07
Germany 106.64 88.74 83.18 85.58 78.13
France 39.68 45.11 36.26 34.39 24.85
Netherlands 10.97 6.63 5.45 4.24 3.67
Spain 53.43 52.77 53.44 79.83 47.25
Italy 48.89 41.09 35.74 33.25 30.89
Greece 11.09 9.92 11.18 14.88 14.00
Sweden 9.90 11.38 13.68 14.89 11.61
Denmark 24.47 26.46 25.03 23.70 14.57
Ireland 46.28 79.55 90.07 137.60 133.29
Belgium 3.41 3.14 3.34 3.49 5.81
7.Norway 36.99 38.49 37.84 30.77 27.58
8.Switzerland 31.67 33.54 30.37 29.42 29.84
9.Australia 89.14 114.45 149.73 159.59 175.62
10.Canada 184.62 177.71 177.19 160.03 170.99
11.Japan 8.13 9.03 5.15 7.09 7.75
12.Other Countries 653.26 562.14 568.88 672.07 829.93
II. Encashment and Profit in Pak. Rs
of FEBCs & FCBCs
0.07 0.04 0.10 0.03 0.20
Total (I+II) 11,200.97 13,186.62 13,921.66 15,837.71 18,720.00

Source: Statistics & Data Warehouse Department, SBP

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