Leading purposes of OFW remittances Philippines Q4 2024

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Christy Balita,
Jan 15, 2025

According to a survey on consumer expectations in the fourth quarter of 2024, 95.2 percent of remittances received by Filipino households with overseas Filipino worker (OFW) were spent on food and other household needs. Among the other popular uses of remittances were for education, medical expenses, and savings.

Most popular purposes of remittances among overseas Filipino worker (OFW) households in the Philippines during 4th quarter 2024

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December 2024

Region

Philippines

Survey time period

October 4 to 16, 2024

Number of respondents

332 households

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among households that received remittance

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