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\"Remittance<\/p>\n

In 2016, people living abroad sent an estimated $6.6 billion in remittances in Nepal.<\/strong> This made Nepal number 1 in the world in terms of remittance as percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).<\/p>\n

Nepal received remittances of $6.6 billion equivalent to 31.3% of its GDP, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of World Bank data for 2016<\/a>. Nepal topped the list last year as well with remittances accounting for 31.5% of its GDP.<\/p>\n

It was closely followed by Kyrgyzstan which had nearly $2 billion in remittances, equivalent to 30.4% of GDP. Then Tajikistan, which received about $1.9 billion (equal to 26.9% of GDP). Haiti and Liberia join the list with more than 25% remittances to make the top 5 countries in the world in terms of remittance.<\/p>\n

All these countries bear two important similarities: they have relatively small economies and largely scattered population.<\/p>\n

Nepal\u2019s GDP in 2016 was $21.1 billion making it the 96th in the world<\/a>\u00a0by purchasing power parity. Out of the total GDP, $6.6 billion came from remittances.<\/p>\n

It is said that remittances have represented more than 10 percent of GDP of Nepal in the late 1990s. Remittances in 2012\/13 contributed around $3.5 billion a year to Nepal’s annual income, up from just $50 million in the mid-1990s, and equivalent to almost a quarter of GDP.\u00a0And in 2016, it exceed a quarter of GDP by almost 7%.<\/p>\n

Nepal\u2019s remittances come mainly from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

According to Pew Research, remittances can\u00a0reduce the depth and severity of poverty\u00a0in developing countries, and that they\u2019re associated with\u00a0increased household spending on health, education and small business.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Though Nepal is currently doing well from remittances, one country\u2019s immigration policies can have significant effects on other, more remittance-reliant countries. If one of the major remittance earning countries changes its policies, thousands of Nepalis can lose their jobs at once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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