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Countries in Europe with most incoming remittances, by sending region 2021
Remittances sent to Europe went largely towards France and Germany in 2021, with each country receiving at least 20 billion billions worth of dollars. This is according to a database that tries to model money sent internationally from one party to another. Remittances typically refer to money sent from migrant workers back home to family and friends, although there are other forms of this. Remittances can, for example, include pensioners who have a second home in foreign country. Nevertheless, Asia Pacific - not Europe - is often referred to as the main receiver of remittances.