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The Remittance Picture, at a Glance

Monthly inflow trend, receiving corridors, district-level distribution, and overseas employment — the four numbers that move together.

TREND

Monthly Remittance Inflow

Trend
Single month record inflow $3.75b in Mar 2026 Latest · Aug 2026

Source: Bangladesh Bank

CORRIDORS

Share of Remittance by Countries

Globe

Source: Bangladesh Bank

GEOGRAPHY

District Wise Remittance Inflow

District Map
District
  • Dhaka $1,061m
  • Chattogram $231m
  • Cumilla $191m
  • Sylhet $121m
  • Noakhali $90m
  • Brahmanbaria $80m
  • Feni $74m
  • Chandpur $66m
  • Tangail $55m
  • Munshiganj $51m
  • Madaripur $49m
  • Narayanganj $45m
  • Lakshmipur $43m
  • Moulvi Bazar $42m
  • Gazipur $41m
  • Kishoreganj $39m
  • Narsingdi $33m
  • Habiganj $33m
  • Faridpur $29m
  • Shariatpur $29m
  • Sunamganj $29m
  • Mymensingh $25m
  • Jashore $21m
  • Manikganj $21m
  • Cox's Bazar $19m
  • Bogura $18m
  • Barisal $17m
  • Kushtia $16m
  • Pabna $15m
  • Khulna $14m
  • Jamalpur $13m
  • Gopalganj $12m
  • Chapai Nawabganj $12m
  • Jhenaidah $12m
  • Bhola $11m
  • Sirajganj $11m
  • Rajbari $10m
  • Naogaon $10m
  • Satkhira $10m
  • Rajshahi $10m
  • Chuadanga $9m
  • Pirojpur $8m
  • Bagerhat $8m
  • Meherpur $8m
  • Magura $6m
  • Narail $6m
  • Rangpur $6m
  • Natore $5m
  • Patuakhali $5m
  • Netrokona $5m
  • Barguna $5m
  • Dinajpur $5m
  • Gaibandha $5m
  • Jhalokati $4m
  • Joypurhat $4m
  • Nilphamari $3m
  • Kurigram $3m
  • Sherpur $3m
  • Khagrachhari $3m
  • Thakurgaon $2m
  • Rangamati $2m
  • Bandarban $2m
  • Lalmonirhat $2m
  • Panchagarh $1m

In million USD

< 10 20 80 ≥ 240

Source: Bangladesh Bank

MIGRATION

Monthly Overseas Employment

Migration
Single month record outflow 147.38 thousand in Aug 2025 Latest · Aug 2026

Top 10 Countries with Overseas Employment in Jul 2026

SL Country Name Total Employee
1 Saudi Arabia 33,172
2 Singapore 8,118
3 Qatar 8,083
4 United Arab Emirates 4,021
5 Kuwait 3,749
6 Maldives 3,583
7 Jordan 1,088
8 Belarus New entry in top 10 1,041
9 Italy 979
10 Portugal 775

Source: Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET)

Yearly Overview

Historical Trend

Remittance Glory

Source: Bangladesh Bank

Migration Patterns

District-wise Overseas Employment in FY26

District
  • Cumilla 79,421 workers
  • Brahmanbaria 56,766 workers
  • Tangail 45,140 workers
  • Dhaka 44,517 workers
  • Chattogram 37,298 workers
  • Kishoreganj 36,868 workers
  • Noakhali 35,764 workers
  • Chandpur 35,299 workers
  • Mymensingh 29,589 workers
  • Narsingdi 29,473 workers
  • Sylhet 25,041 workers
  • Munshiganj 24,712 workers
  • Faridpur 24,335 workers
  • Habiganj 23,736 workers
  • Narayanganj 21,880 workers
  • Sunamganj 20,612 workers
  • Lakshmipur 20,560 workers
  • Gazipur 19,909 workers
  • Feni 17,265 workers
  • Manikganj 17,049 workers
  • Jamalpur 15,248 workers
  • Shariatpur 15,242 workers
  • Moulvi Bazar 14,893 workers
  • Madaripur 14,644 workers
  • Bogura 14,616 workers
  • Pabna 13,867 workers
  • Cox's Bazar 13,710 workers
  • Bhola 13,185 workers
  • Rajbari 12,607 workers
  • Kushtia 12,546 workers
  • Jashore 11,715 workers
  • Barisal 11,588 workers
  • Jhenaidah 9,812 workers
  • Naogaon 9,755 workers
  • Gopalganj 9,748 workers
  • Chapai Nawabganj 9,440 workers
  • Sirajganj 9,108 workers
  • Meherpur 7,898 workers
  • Netrokona 7,408 workers
  • Satkhira 7,064 workers
  • Pirojpur 7,044 workers
  • Barguna 6,706 workers
  • Khulna 6,605 workers
  • Bagerhat 6,601 workers
  • Chuadanga 6,286 workers
  • Natore 6,108 workers
  • Gaibandha 5,985 workers
  • Rajshahi 5,935 workers
  • Narail 5,845 workers
  • Magura 5,708 workers
  • Patuakhali 5,471 workers
  • Kurigram 5,259 workers
  • Sherpur 4,422 workers
  • Rangpur 4,154 workers
  • Dinajpur 4,114 workers
  • Jhalokati 3,915 workers
  • Joypurhat 3,679 workers
  • Thakurgaon 2,609 workers
  • Nilphamari 2,406 workers
  • Lalmonirhat 1,668 workers
  • Khagrachhari 1,526 workers
  • Panchagarh 1,481 workers
  • Bandarban 1,034 workers
  • Rangamati 873 workers

Overseas Jobs

< 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 ≥ 70,000

Source: Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET)

Remittance Inflow Pattern

District-wise Remittance Earnings in FY26

District
  • Dhaka $13,470m
  • Chattogram $3,274m
  • Cumilla $2,083m
  • Sylhet $1,581m
  • Noakhali $1,076m
  • Feni $996m
  • Brahmanbaria $916m
  • Chandpur $791m
  • Tangail $642m
  • Munshiganj $607m
  • Moulvi Bazar $565m
  • Narayanganj $551m
  • Madaripur $537m
  • Lakshmipur $534m
  • Narsingdi $480m
  • Gazipur $480m
  • Kishoreganj $465m
  • Habiganj $401m
  • Sunamganj $378m
  • Shariatpur $359m
  • Faridpur $346m
  • Mymensingh $297m
  • Jashore $279m
  • Barisal $277m
  • Manikganj $265m
  • Bogura $230m
  • Cox's Bazar $218m
  • Kushtia $203m
  • Pabna $201m
  • Khulna $172m
  • Jamalpur $170m
  • Chapai Nawabganj $157m
  • Sirajganj $155m
  • Gopalganj $154m
  • Jhenaidah $144m
  • Bhola $144m
  • Rajshahi $139m
  • Satkhira $129m
  • Rajbari $126m
  • Chuadanga $120m
  • Naogaon $117m
  • Pirojpur $107m
  • Meherpur $102m
  • Bagerhat $98m
  • Barguna $89m
  • Patuakhali $78m
  • Rangpur $77m
  • Natore $75m
  • Magura $74m
  • Gaibandha $71m
  • Narail $69m
  • Netrokona $69m
  • Dinajpur $64m
  • Jhalokati $58m
  • Nilphamari $50m
  • Kurigram $49m
  • Joypurhat $46m
  • Sherpur $40m
  • Thakurgaon $33m
  • Khagrachhari $33m
  • Bandarban $23m
  • Rangamati $21m
  • Panchagarh $20m
  • Lalmonirhat $18m

In million USD

< 300 600 1,250 ≥ 2,500

Source: Bangladesh Bank

Contribution of Remittance in Macroeconomic Stability

Remittance measured against the three pillars of external balance: national output, exports, and imports, FY19–FY25.

Remittance as % of nominal GDP

Source: Bangladesh Bank

Remittance as % of Export Earnings (f.o.b)

Source: Bangladesh Bank

Remittance as % of Import Payment (f.o.b)

Source: Bangladesh Bank

About Remittance Intelligence Bangladesh

About Remittance Intelligence Bangladesh

Remittance Intelligence Bangladesh is a data and knowledge platform that brings together reliable data, research and insights on Bangladesh’s overseas employment and remittance ecosystem. It brings together the latest data, research and insights to help you track remittance and migration trends.

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