Bangladesh received $35.59 billion in remittances in the 2025-26 fiscal year, up from $30.33 billion a year earlier, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury told parliament on Thursday.

Responding to a question from Nilofar Chowdhury Moni during a Jatiya Sangsad session, the minister said inflows rose sharply from major labour markets including Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Italy, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, France, Australia, Jordan and Greece.

Saudi Arabia remained the largest source, with remittances climbing to $5.85 billion from $4.26 billion. The United Kingdom ranked second, rising to $5.07 billion from $3.17 billion. The UAE contributed $4.58 billion, up from $4.17 billion, while Malaysia’s inflows increased to $3.40 billion from $2.80 billion. Italy and Oman each recorded $2.05 billion, compared with $1.65 billion and $1.66 billion respectively.

Other notable increases included Kuwait ($1.76 billion), Qatar ($1.56 billion), Singapore ($1.49 billion), South Africa ($0.67 billion), France ($0.47 billion), Australia ($0.26 billion), Jordan ($0.25 billion) and Greece ($0.20 billion).

However, remittances from four countries declined. The United States saw the sharpest fall, dropping to $3.03 billion from $4.73 billion, a 35.9 percent decrease. Canada’s inflows halved to $0.11 billion from $0.22 billion. The Maldives recorded a 16.4 percent decline to $0.12 billion, while Mauritius fell to $0.08 billion from $0.14 billion, down 42.7 percent.