TABLE 2.

8 Total and Average Cash Remittance of Male and Female Overseas Contract Workers
During Six Months Prior to Survey by Place of Work: 2018

Total Cash Remittance Average Cash Remittance per OCW

(In million pesos) (In thousand pesos)
Place of Work
Both
Both Sexes Male Female Male Female
Sexes

Philippines 162,567 96,210 66,356 83 111 60

Africa 3,516 3,067 449 198 262 74
Asia 118,557 59,498 59,058 72 94 59
East Asia 28,466 16,532 11,934 77 111 54
Hong Kong 6,228 433 5,795 49 101 47
Japan 6,195 5,721 475 102 116 42
Taiwan 8,034 3,552 4,482 72 78 68
Other countries in East Asia (including 8,008 6,826 1,183 113 137 56
China and South Korea)

Southeast and South Central Asia 13,279 5,829 7,449 79 107 65

Malaysia 3,217 1,494 1,723 76 109 60
Singapore 8,140 2,981 5,159 85 125 72
Other countries in Southeast 1,921 1,354 567 61 80 39
and South Central Asia (including
Brunei, Cambodia and Indonesia)

Western Asia 76,813 37,137 39,675 70 87 59

Kuwait 7,296 2,425 4,871 61 117 49
Qatar 9,150 5,015 4,135 89 113 71
Saudi Arabia 33,197 18,327 14,870 70 85 57
United Arab Emirates 21,373 9,836 11,537 67 73 63
Other countries in Western Asia 5,796 1,534 4,262 75 136 65
(Bahrain, Israel, Lebanon and Jordan)

Australia 5,861 5,140 721 138 150 88

Europe 18,894 14,350 4,545 125 151 80
North and South America 15,739 14,156 1,583 132 148 67

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover remittances during six months prior to survey of overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last
five years and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos