Migrants sent record $466 billion home in 2017: World Bank
The world's 266 million migrant workers from middle and low-income countries sent home a record $466 billion last year, according to the World Bank. Ten countries including India and Pakistan had received more than half of the remittances last year. The US and Saudi Arabia saw the largest outflows at $67 billion and $38 billion respectively, based on 2016 data.