Minister informs Parliament how much remittance comes from which country

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**News Desk:** Remittances sent by Bangladeshi expatriates rose significantly over the past year. Total remittances from various countries stood at $30.33 billion in FY2024–25, rising to $35.59 billion in FY2025–26 — an increase of $5.26 billion in one year.

The largest share came from Saudi Arabia, where remittances rose from $4.26 billion in FY2024–25 to $5.84 billion in FY2025–26.

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury shared this information on Thursday (September 3) — the fourth day of the third session of the 13th National Parliament — in response to a written question from reserved women's seat MP Nilofar Chowdhury Moni.

Moni had asked how much remittance came from which countries in FY2024–25 and FY2025–26, and also sought full details on how the portion of remittances used for welfare activities — including in educational institutions — was utilized during those two years.

In his reply, the minister said $30,328 million came in as remittance in FY2024–25, rising to $35,589 million in FY2025–26.

According to the data presented in Parliament, Saudi Arabia was the single largest source of remittance in FY2025–26, with expatriates sending $5,848.87 million.

In the previous fiscal year, the United States had topped the list with $4,733.13 million. However, in FY2025–26, remittance inflow from the US fell to $3,013.15 million, dropping it to fifth place on the list.

**Remittance from the UK up 60%**

The UK was the second-largest source of remittance after Saudi Arabia. Remittance from the UK rose from $3.17 billion in FY2024–25 to $5.72 billion in FY2025–26 — an increase of about 60.1% in one year.

Remittance from the UAE rose from $4.17 billion to $4.584 billion, while from Malaysia it rose from $2.804 billion to $3.40 billion.

Remittance from Oman rose from $1.66 billion to $2.48 billion, and from Italy from $1.65 billion to $2.51 billion.

From Kuwait, it rose from $1.62 billion to $1.76 billion, and from Qatar from $1.20 billion to $1.55 billion.

Remittance from Singapore rose from $989 million to $1.49 billion, while from South Africa it rose from $403 million to $669 million.

**Decline from the US and Canada**

Not all source countries saw an increase, however — remittance fell from several key countries, with the sharpest decline coming from the United States.

Remittance from the US fell from $4.73 billion in FY2024–25 to $3.33 billion in FY2025–26 — a drop of about 35.9% in one year.

Remittance from Canada also fell, from $221 million in FY2024–25 to $110 million in the following fiscal year — a decline of about 50%.

Remittance from the Maldives and Mauritius also declined.

**Increases from some European countries as well**

Remittance from France rose from $335.59 million to $471.44 million, and from Greece from $185.11 million to $203.82 million.

Remittance from Jordan rose from $168.17 million to $246.36 million, and from Australia from $197.9 million to $258.16 million.

Overall, remittance inflow to Bangladesh increased from most source countries in FY2025–26, though it fell notably from a few, including the US and Canada.