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Where remittances from the UK go

India received the most money sent home from the UK by migrants in 2021, an estimated £4.46bn, followed by Pakistan (£2.94bn) and Nigeria (£2.76bn), according to World Bank and KNOMAD bilateral remittance estimates.

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SourceWorld Bank/KNOMAD Bilateral Remittance Matrix 2021, via the Migration Observatory

PeriodUK, 2021

Bar chart of estimated remittances sent from the UK in 2021 by destination country: India £4.46bn, Pakistan £2.94bn, Nigeria £2.76bn, France £2.46bn, Germany £1.67bn, China £1.24bn, Poland £1.22bn, Kenya £1.02bn, Philippines £0.96bn, Spain £0.94bn.

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