Remittances in Bangladesh increased to 3425.03 USD Million in May from 3123.32 USD Million in April of 2026. Remittances in Bangladesh averaged 1635.24 USD Million from 2012 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3752.21 USD Million in March of 2026 and a record low of 856.87 USD Million in September of 2017. source: Bangladesh Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-210.78	-197.89	BDT Billion	Mar 2026
Capital Flows	2.47	0.13	BDT Billion	Feb 2026
Current Account	-418.88	-320.32	Billion BDT	Feb 2026
Current Account to GDP	-1.50	-2.60	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	438.67	384.99	BDT Billion	Mar 2026
External Debt	69.65	62.41	USD Billion	Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment	1697.00	1649.00	USD Million	Dec 2024
Imports	649.45	582.88	BDT Billion	Mar 2026
Remittances	3425.03	3123.32	USD Million	May 2026

Bangladesh Remittances

In Bangladesh, Remittances refers to inflows of migrants’ and short-term employee income transfers. Remittances from more than 10 million citizens abroad are very important for Bangladesh and along with garment exports are key source of foreign exchange. Saudi Arabia has been the largest source of remittances, followed by UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Libya, Iraq, Singapore, Malaysia, the US and the UK.