It is estimated that in 2003 developing countries received over US$130 billion in workers' remittances alone, a figure nearly twice as large as total development assistance outlays of US$68.5 billion.
据估算2003年发展中国家仅劳工侨汇一项就接获1,300亿美元，这一数字几乎是发展援助总支出的685亿美元的一倍。