Phillipines Expatriates around world
Overseas Filipino (Filipino expatriates) - is a person of Filipino origin who lives outside of the Philippines. This term applies to Filipinos who are both abroad indefinitely as citizens or permanent residents of a different country, and to those Filipino citizens abroad for a limited, definite period, such as on a work contract or a student. Seamen and others who work outside the Philippines but are not residents, either permanent or temporary, of another country and a Filipino individual outside the Philippines who contribute to the economy through remittances, buying properties and creating businesses.
In 2010, the Commission on Overseas Filipinos estimated that approximately 9.5 million Filipinos worked or resided abroad. This is about 10% of the population figure of 94.01 estimated by the National Statistics Office. The Philippines is the 4th largest recipient of official remittances after China, India, and Mexico. Filipino Expat remittances represent 13.5% of the country's GDP, the largest in proportion to the domestic economy among the 4 countries.
In 2012, approximately 80% of the remittances came from only 7 countries—United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, UAE and Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Japan. Filipino Expat are widely dispersed around the globe—in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.
In 2010, the Commission on Overseas Filipinos estimated that approximately 9.5 million Filipinos worked or resided abroad. This is about 10% of the population figure of 94.01 estimated by the National Statistics Office. The Philippines is the 4th largest recipient of official remittances after China, India, and Mexico. Filipino Expat remittances represent 13.5% of the country's GDP, the largest in proportion to the domestic economy among the 4 countries.
In 2012, approximately 80% of the remittances came from only 7 countries—United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, UAE and Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Japan. Filipino Expat are widely dispersed around the globe—in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.
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