The Flow of Money: Mapping World Remittances

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The money that immigrant workers send home — more than $240 billion in 2007 — plays a large role in the economies of developing nations. Here's the inflow and outflow of remittances worldwide, as a percentage of GDP.

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TIME Graphic by Kate Pickert and Feilding Cage
Credit: World Bank, 2006