OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS' REMITTANCES  BY COUNTRY AND BY TYPE OF WORKER          
  1984 to 2002            
  in thousand U.S. dollars          
  Country/Worker 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002   Country/Worker
  T O T A L 658,890 693,704 695,660 808,810 874,070 1,001,911 1,203,009 1,649,374 2,221,788 2,276,395 3,008,117 3,868,378 4,306,491 5,741,835 7,367,989 6,794,550 6,050,450 6,031,271 7,189,243   T O T A L 
     Sea-based 186,310 89,324 108,707 120,480 173,502 217,815 287,673 375,226 445,019 389,286 379,347 210,051 251,244 257,612 274,549 846,209 926,677 1,093,349 1,226,182      Sea-based
     Land-based 416,606 597,882 571,726 671,422 683,301 755,211 893,402 1,253,043 1,757,363 1,840,296 2,560,925 3,658,327 4,055,247 5,484,223 7,093,440 5,948,341 5,123,743 4,937,922 5,963,061      Land-based
             
  United States 249,933 232,621 319,953 347,699 328,035 476,418 801,208 1,273,282 1,158,734 1,425,696 1,978,537 2,747,790 2,564,467 4,109,430 6,403,215 4,868,879 3,944,639 3,201,698 3,681,652   United States
     Sea-based 31,649 44,250 61,748 66,141 105,719 130,946 210,768 276,317 304,940 279,671 290,864 143,653 166,949 183,509 202,260 609,910 733,199 944,871 1,051,596      Sea-based
     Land-based 172,309 185,344 245,042 268,495 217,998 341,335 587,072 995,242 852,330 1,139,814 1,682,991 2,604,137 2,397,518 3,925,921 6,200,955 4,258,969 3,211,440 2,256,827 2,630,056      Land-based
             
  Saudi Arabia 146,111 316,087 271,550 335,746 131,069 98,868 86,604 100,883 145,644 160,981 100,846 10,727 14,515 5,723 33,433 183,304 494,032 609,600 590,836   Saudi Arabia
     Sea-based 4,472 2,106 2,150 304 1,208 921 309 173 1,348 46 46 292 0 328 1 2,294 1,042 1,643 1,611      Sea-based
     Land-based 140,093 312,058 269,316 335,243 129,850 97,935 86,295 100,710 144,296 160,935 100,800 10,435 14,515 5,395 33,432 181,010 492,990 607,957 589,225      Land-based
             
  Japan 26,935 13,887 18,271 16,885 20,004 43,509 39,527 42,536 53,405 73,771 78,108 152,359 114,609 131,375 107,807 273,831 370,097 391,871 469,080   Japan
     Sea-based 4,453 5,939 7,867 5,533 5,588 18,179 14,395 20,487 18,669 15,097 11,803 11,741 10,941 8,873 7,333 43,820 46,739 18,248 26,087      Sea-based
     Land-based 20,566 7,844 10,234 11,168 14,328 25,297 25,066 22,027 34,706 58,674 66,305 140,618 103,668 122,502 100,474 230,011 323,358 373,623 442,993      Land-based
             
  Kuwait 1,430 5,800 3,714 4,336 1,077 27,463 16,212 2,309 5,644 7,967 28,189 26,853 21,469 16,998 13,550 21,264 36,107 19,147 27,690   Kuwait
     Sea-based 4 31 93 264 24   16   20 0 25 0 2 330 0 0      Sea-based
     Land-based 1,300 5,768 3,599 4,060 1,053 27,453 16,196 2,309 5,644 7,967 28,189 26,833 21,469 16,973 13,550 21,262 35,777 19,147 27,690      Land-based
             
  Australia 5,674 3,609 2,471 3,449 1,305 24,511 19,675 9,064 7,979 10,689 53,285 70,207 65,920 17,934 13,924 22,276 16,255 10,023 30,848   Australia
     Sea-based 79 56 34 5 52 70 603 78 212 399 108 179 210 192 74 1,059 626 680 552      Sea-based
     Land-based 5,262 3,550 2,284 3,230 1,158 24,436 19,031 8,693 7,303 9,821 52,867 70,028 65,710 17,742 13,850 21,217 15,629 9,343 30,296      Land-based
             
  United Kingdom  39,902 11,803 8,235 13,519 10,459 20,177 43,695 23,303 30,572 47,350 82,398 73,210 278,142 205,940 130,961 83,079 91,087 134,168 260,743   United Kingdom 
     Sea-based 7,181 6,337 3,446 4,932 2,432 1,830 8,301 9,225 7,797 8,873 5,466 5,970 4,154 8,209 9,300 13,370 15,588 11,380 13,788      Sea-based
     Land-based 31,331 5,367 4,650 8,205 7,965 18,325 35,274 13,723 22,333 37,896 76,636 67,240 273,988 197,731 121,661 69,709 75,499 122,788 246,955      Land-based
             
  Singapore 3,501 9,622 8,501 8,558 4,114 14,490 11,910 12,032 13,905 14,547 96,158 106,143 129,654 93,329 69,288 80,180 105,351 194,702 166,929   Singapore
     Sea-based 1,423 3,941 2,835 6,178 2,557 1,565 1,534 4,440 2,937 778 148 107 477 2,259 1,540 10,364 11,987 13,838 10,672      Sea-based
     Land-based 1,694 5,678 5,514 2,347 1,556 12,925 10,365 7,397 10,968 13,769 96,010 106,036 129,177 91,070 67,748 69,816 93,364 180,864 156,257      Land-based
             
  Hong Kong 7,786 9,726 8,741 12,296 6,982 12,733 20,154 29,576 38,017 74,580 188,717 171,029 221,009 189,230 171,353 176,738 146,831 248,337 278,949   Hong Kong
     Sea-based 4,098 6,045 5,181 5,469 3,221 2,483 3,165 11,129 18,607 18,825 13,305 12,122 9,766 9,076 7,955 27,286 20,334 12,739 14,817      Sea-based
     Land-based 1,909 3,440 3,419 6,733 3,748 10,249 16,986 18,390 19,372 55,707 174,985 158,907 211,243 180,154 163,398 149,452 126,497 235,598 264,132      Land-based
             
  Fed.Rep.of Germany 7,974 6,649 6,790 8,176 6,376 8,677 22,382 51,078 56,504 55,550 59,302 76,577 130,892 121,258 78,486 93,588 64,320 37,475 89,793   Fed.Rep.of Germany
     Sea-based 1,127 3,106 4,382 2,958 4,366 5,315 16,590 36,161 33,815 29,954 27,228 16,469 32,002 29,119 28,978 40,069 27,246 11,954 18,507      Sea-based
     Land-based 6,311 2,915 1,967 4,741 1,955 3,355 5,611 13,989 21,257 24,997 32,070 60,108 98,890 92,139 49,508 53,519 37,074 25,521 71,286      Land-based
             
  OTHERS 169,644 83,900 47,434 58,146 364,649 275,065 141,642 105,311 711,384 405,264 342,577 433,483 765,814 850,618 345,972 991,411 781,731 1,184,250 1,592,723   OTHERS
     Sea-based 131,824 17,513 20,971 28,696 48,335 56,506 31,992 17,216 56,694 35,643 30,379 19,498 26,745 16,022 17,108 98,035 69,586 77,996 88,552      Sea-based
     Land-based 35,831 65,918 25,701 27,200 303,690 193,901 91,506 70,563 639,154 330,716 250,072 413,985 739,069 834,596 328,864 893,376 712,115 1,106,254 1,504,171      Land-based
         
         
  Source: Bangko Sentral ng pilipinas