Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings

Preliminary estimates, based on data on bilateral migrant stocks for 2010 and assumptions about migrant incomes, suggest that annual diaspora savings of developing countries could be in the range of $400 billion. Diaspora saving as a share of Gross...

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Main Authors: Ratha, Dilip, Mohapatra, Sanket
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/14721541/preliminary-estimates-diaspora-savings
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spelling okr-10986-109022021-04-23T14:02:53Z Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings Ratha, Dilip Mohapatra, Sanket BONDS DATA AVAILABILITY DEBTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIASPORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMIGRATION GDP GENDER GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLDS IMMIGRANTS INCOME INCOMES INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION NATIONAL INCOME NORMS PER CAPITA INCOME RETURN MIGRATION SAVINGS WEALTH WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Preliminary estimates, based on data on bilateral migrant stocks for 2010 and assumptions about migrant incomes, suggest that annual diaspora savings of developing countries could be in the range of $400 billion. Diaspora saving as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to be 2.3 percent in middle-income countries and as high as 9 percent in low-income countries. 2012-08-13T13:29:26Z 2012-08-13T13:29:26Z 2011-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/14721541/preliminary-estimates-diaspora-savings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10902 English Migration and Development Brief; No. 14 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic BONDS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIASPORA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMIGRATION
GDP
GENDER
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSEHOLDS
IMMIGRANTS
INCOME
INCOMES
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
NATIONAL INCOME
NORMS
PER CAPITA INCOME
RETURN MIGRATION
SAVINGS
WEALTH
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle BONDS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIASPORA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMIGRATION
GDP
GENDER
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSEHOLDS
IMMIGRANTS
INCOME
INCOMES
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
NATIONAL INCOME
NORMS
PER CAPITA INCOME
RETURN MIGRATION
SAVINGS
WEALTH
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Ratha, Dilip
Mohapatra, Sanket
Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings
relation Migration and Development Brief; No. 14
description Preliminary estimates, based on data on bilateral migrant stocks for 2010 and assumptions about migrant incomes, suggest that annual diaspora savings of developing countries could be in the range of $400 billion. Diaspora saving as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to be 2.3 percent in middle-income countries and as high as 9 percent in low-income countries.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Ratha, Dilip
Mohapatra, Sanket
author_facet Ratha, Dilip
Mohapatra, Sanket
author_sort Ratha, Dilip
title Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings
title_short Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings
title_full Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings
title_fullStr Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings
title_sort preliminary estimates of diaspora savings
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/14721541/preliminary-estimates-diaspora-savings
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10902
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