Table I1. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, Total and Average Cash Remittance, By Place of Work and By Sex: 1998-1999
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Number of OFWs | Total Cash Remittance | Average Cash
Continent and Country (In 1000) | (In 1000) | Remittance
Both Male Female | Both Male Female | Both Male Female
Sexes | Sexes | Sexes
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April to September 1999
PHILIPPINES 860 463 398 36,791,992 25,364,788 11,427,204 42,760 54,836 28,721
AFRICA 11 10 1 1,117,510 1,105,680 11,829 103,029 108,839 17,202
Algeria 1 1 - 47,202 47,202 - 84,000 84,000 -
Egypt 1 1 * 55,773 50,001 5,772 61,585 96,000 15,000
Kenya 1 1 - 96,654 96,654 - 100,000 100,000 -
Libyan Arab 6 5 * 698,759 692,701 6,058 121,288 126,909 20,000
Nigeria 1 1 - 140,747 140,747 - 150,000 150,000 -
Sudan 1 1 - 57,726 57,726 - 45,000 45,000 -
Zaire * * - 20,649 20,649 - 48,000 48,000 -
ASIA 669 326 343 25,137,932 16,142,208 8,995,724 37,567 49,458 26,244
East Asia 274 92 182 10,390,337 5,282,382 5,107,955 37,955 57,443 28,097
China 6 2 3 274,910 145,946 128,963 47,315 60,256 38,063
Hongkong 103 8 95 2,841,478 400,601 2,440,876 27,632 52,910 25,623
India 3 3 - 176,556 176,556 - 70,312 70,312 -
Japan 70 44 26 3,516,425 2,710,908 805,517 50,447 61,479 31,452
Pakistan 1 - 1 23,618 - 23,618 40,000 - 40,000
Sri Lanka * * - 8,936 8,936 - 45,000 45,000 -
Taiwan 81 31 50 3,007,786 1,554,890 1,452,896 37,195 49,856 29,246
Vietnam * * - 17,786 17,786 - 48,000 48,000 -
Korea 11 4 7 522,843 266,759 256,084 48,104 74,049 35,242
Southeast & South Central Asia 76 25 51 2,629,206 1,604,161 1,025,045 34,637 64,345 20,108
Brunei 9 6 2 535,964 511,043 24,921 60,619 78,667 10,626
Indonesia 1 1 * 91,969 84,082 7,887 83,988 120,000 20,000
Malaysia 15 5 10 314,050 165,369 148,681 20,930 31,856 15,151
Singapore 48 10 37 1,563,877 729,775 834,102 32,673 70,263 22,255
Thailand 3 2 1 123,346 113,892 9,455 39,766 52,817 10,000
Western Asia 319 209 110 12,118,389 9,255,665 2,862,724 37,930 44,181 26,025
Bahrain 5 * 4 140,388 64,956 75,432 30,581 155,000 18,082
Israel 9 1 8 648,374 262,834 385,540 69,279 238,220 46,701
Kuwait 23 4 19 670,183 267,284 402,899 29,113 61,205 21,600
Jordan 5 - 5 82,735 - 82,735 15,672 - 15,672
Lebanon 1 - 1 32,214 - 32,214 21,860 - 21,860
Oman 3 2 1 171,354 145,219 26,135 56,637 74,613 24,217
Qatar 6 4 2 133,113 92,411 40,702 23,679 26,036 19,642
Saudi Arabia 249 190 59 9,692,053 8,107,849 1,584,203 38,918 42,608 26,966
United Arab Emirates 18 8 10 547,975 315,111 232,864 30,300 40,313 22,678
AUSTRALIA 22 11 11 919,755 583,003 336,752 42,554 54,367 30,922
Australia 5 3 3 250,544 201,862 48,681 45,685 73,514 17,778
Guam 3 2 * 101,739 82,953 18,786 40,220 40,507 39,000
New Zealand 1 - 1 9,101 - 9,101 8,000 - 8,000
Papua New Guinea 1 1 - 32,361 32,361 - 42,000 42,000 -
Saipan 11 5 6 472,423 234,667 237,756 43,827 50,577 38,726
Syrian Arab * - * 22,429 - 22,429 57,000 - 57,000
Pacific Island 1 1 - 31,160 31,160 - 60,000 60,000 -
EUROPE 77 55 22 4,544,242 3,632,465 911,778 58,839 65,450 41,954
Belgium 1 1 - 37,180 37,180 - 50,000 50,000 -
France 2 1 1 19,372 9,473 9,899 12,777 18,000 10,000
Germany 6 6 - 405,811 405,811 - 71,266 71,266 -
Greece 34 27 7 2,148,681 1,844,602 304,079 63,717 68,553 44,621
Italy 14 5 9 651,310 190,513 460,797 47,728 41,264 51,034
Netherlands 1 1 - 51,017 51,017 - 50,111 50,111 -
Norway 5 4 1 394,923 354,053 40,870 80,458 87,270 48,000
Spain 4 3 2 201,587 181,872 19,715 46,604 67,960 11,953
Switzerland 3 2 1 163,162 143,627 19,535 57,444 77,560 19,761
United Kingdom (Great Britain) 9 7 1 471,198 414,316 56,882 53,441 55,930 40,359
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA 75 54 21 4,884,709 3,730,328 1,154,382 64,706 68,662 54,551
Antigua * * - 91,960 91,960 - 304,000 304,000 -
Aruba 1 1 * 87,339 83,245 4,094 71,011 78,907 23,400
Brazil 1 1 - 6,760 6,760 - 7,200 7,200 -
Canada 11 8 3 518,923 467,668 51,256 48,123 60,586 16,728
Chile 1 1 - 128,412 128,412 - 106,000 106,000 -
Cuba 1 1 - 9,272 9,272 - 10,000 10,000 -
Honduras 1 - 1 12,519 - 12,519 20,000 - 20,000
Mexico 2 1 1 133,300 118,438 14,863 67,060 86,546 24,000
Panama 1 1 - 30,172 30,172 - 27,147 27,147 -
Puerto Rico 1 1 - 54,629 54,629 - 80,000 80,000 -
U.S.A. 56 39 17 3,811,423 2,739,773 1,071,650 68,441 70,229 64,259
COUNTRY NOT SPECIFIED 6 5 1 187,844 171,105 16,739 30,832 31,294 26,788
April to September 1998
PHILIPPINES 743 394 349 29,186,927 19,137,992 10,048,935 39,267 48,563 28,776
AFRICA 7 6 1 381,130 367,010 14,120 53,369 58,949 15,422
Libya 5 5 1 278,590 269,286 9,303 51,141 56,272 14,053
Other countries in Africa 2 1 * 102,540 97,724 4,816 60,567 67,864 19,037
ASIA 592 291 300 21,152,824 13,018,704 8,134,120 35,753 44,677 27,091
East Asia 227 72 156 8,705,350 3,976,247 4,729,103 38,293 55,548 30,363
Hongkong 97 6 91 2,863,470 307,318 2,556,152 29,471 54,253 27,936
Japan 55 34 21 3,005,083 2,125,207 879,875 54,946 63,159 41,814
Taiwan 65 25 40 2,345,413 1,178,415 1,166,999 36,004 46,540 29,305
South Korea 8 5 3 314,374 245,437 68,937 39,927 45,721 27,514
China 2 1 1 134,216 77,076 57,140 63,649 62,962 64,599
Other countries in East Asia * * - 42,794 42,794 - 120,000 120,000 -
Southeast & South Central Asia 85 30 55 2,449,722 1,274,873 1,174,849 28,798 42,291 21,392
Singapore 53 12 42 1,586,338 633,073 953,264 29,704 54,803 22,776
Malaysia 22 13 10 566,655 434,289 132,366 25,209 34,456 13,405
Brunei 6 3 3 138,795 72,090 66,705 23,482 23,301 23,681
Other countries in SE/SC Asia 3 3 * 157,935 135,420 22,515 48,283 46,761 60,039
Western Asia 279 190 90 9,997,751 7,767,583 2,230,168 35,803 40,954 24,897
Saudi Arabia 211 166 45 7,373,680 6,292,806 1,080,875 34,912 37,945 23,824
United Arab 26 13 13 1,243,039 908,747 334,292 48,042 68,085 26,686
Kuwait 21 4 17 617,487 228,643 388,844 29,004 55,388 22,657
Qatar 6 4 2 179,652 131,711 47,941 31,199 33,507 26,233
Bahrain 3 1 3 107,717 9,908 97,810 34,132 15,764 38,699
Oman 3 1 1 207,708 177,315 30,393 78,071 146,093 21,007
Lebanon 3 - 3 30,884 - 30,884 11,586 - 11,586
Jordan 2 - 2 34,601 - 34,601 22,893 - 22,893
Other countries in Western Asia 5 1 5 202,982 18,454 184,528 39,652 31,840 40,650
Australia 27 20 7 1,191,895 1,015,597 176,297 43,463 49,918 24,908
Saipan 13 10 3 465,472 367,649 97,823 36,175 38,614 29,236
Australia 7 5 1 408,005 388,903 19,103 60,213 71,204 14,535
Guam 4 3 1 193,263 163,473 29,790 46,762 49,889 34,792
Other countries in Australia 4 2 2 125,155 95,573 29,582 34,326 45,838 18,950
EUROPE 60 39 21 3,179,920 2,472,398 707,522 52,915 63,426 33,509
Greece 17 15 1 1,118,678 1,090,057 28,622 67,505 71,012 23,431
Italy 17 5 13 633,463 196,554 436,908 36,626 42,643 34,440
United Kingdom 9 7 3 490,388 381,748 108,640 53,263 57,382 42,534
Norway 5 5 - 410,517 410,517 - 74,753 74,753 -
France 2 1 * 132,765 128,594 4,172 84,142 87,957 36,000
Germany 1 1 - 21,332 21,332 - 20,044 20,044 -
Netherlands 1 * * 14,043 6,959 7,084 24,461 20,591 30,000
Other countries in Europe 8 4 4 358,734 236,638 122,096 43,153 58,982 28,394
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA 47 31 16 2,806,219 1,968,060 838,158 59,806 63,923 51,950
USA 35 23 12 2,156,749 1,439,905 716,844 61,955 61,972 61,920
Canada 9 5 4 338,805 239,768 99,036 36,982 45,245 25,644
Other countries in N/S America 3 2 1 310,664 288,386 22,278 105,354 128,058 32,055
COUNTRY NOT SPECIFIED 10 6 4 474,940 296,222 178,718 47,189 46,664 48,085
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Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos, NSO