Annual value of outgoing and incoming remittance flow in Ethiopia 2021, by country
Somalia was Ethiopia's main destination for remittances in 2021, according to a country ranking on the flow of such money transfers. Remittances refer to cross-border payments to family or friends and are often associated with migrant workers sending money back home to friends or relatives back in their communities of origin. It is estimated that about one in seven people worldwide are involved with remittances - substantially impacting payment behavior in, especially, Asia and Latin America. For Ethiopia, the top five recipient countries for remittances in 2021 included Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Djibouti, and Congo- Kinshasa. Ethiopia's five main sources for remittances were the United States, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Canada, and Sudan.