Top Remittance Sending Countries for Indonesian Migrant Workers, First Half of 2022

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 23/08/2022 20:30 WIB

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The largest Indonesian migrant worker remittance in the first half of 2022 originated from Saudi Arabia, reaching US$1.41 billion or the equivalent of Rp21.05 trillion.

Top 10 Source Countries of Remittances for Indonesian Migrant Workers (First Semester 2022)

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Top 10 Source Countries of Remittances for Indonesian Migrant Workers (First Semester 2022)

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According to Bank Indonesia (BI) data, in the second quarter of 2022, remittances or money transfers from Indonesian migrant workers (IMWs) abroad to Indonesia reached US$2.39 billion.

This amount increased by 1.82% compared to the previous quarter (quarter-on-quarter/qoq), and grew by 4.87% compared to the same quarter of the previous year (year-on-year/yoy).

Cumulatively, IMW remittances to their families in Indonesia during the first half of 2022 reached US$4.73 billion, a 4.32% yoy increase compared to the first half of the previous year.

The largest IMW remittances in the first half of 2022 originated from Saudi Arabia, reaching US$1.41 billion or the equivalent of Rp21.05 trillion (at an exchange rate of Rp14,882 per US$).

The next largest IMW remittances came from Malaysia, reaching US$1.27 billion. This was followed by Taiwan at US$712.82 million, Hong Kong at US$650.4 million, and Singapore at US$293.55 million.

There were also IMW remittances from the United Arab Emirates worth US$96.82 million, from Jordan US$95.2 million, from South Korea US$43.23 million, from Japan US$40.39 million, from Kuwait US$25.73 million, and a combined total from other countries worth US$84.36 million.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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