Kenyans living abroad sent home over 300 million U.S. dollars in February 2022. Most of the remittances, some 192.5 million U.S. dollars, had origin in the America region, more specifically in the United States. Kenyans living in Europe and Asia sent home around 55.8 million U.S. dollars and 42.5 million U.S. dollars, respectively.
Value of remittances received in Kenya from January 2021 to February 2022, by region of origin
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
The source does not specify the publication date. The release date is the date of access.
According to the source, a remittance is money sent by a person in a foreign land to his or her home country. The Central Bank of Kenya conducts a survey on remittance inflows every month through formal channels that include commercial banks and other authorized international remittances service providers in Kenya.
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