In 2019, overseas Filipino workers employed in elementary occupations sent the highest amount of remittances to the Philippines amounting to roughly ***** billion Philippine pesos. In that same year, workers in this type of occupation accounted for almost ** percent of the total share of migrant workers from the country.
One Philippine peso is equal to 0.02 U.S. dollars and 0.017 euros as of January 2022.
Figures have been rounded.
The survey is a rider survey to the Labor Force survey conducted by the source annually. Details for this survey were not provided by the source in this report.
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PSA (Philippines). (June 4, 2020). Total amount of remittances sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2019, by occupation (in billion Philippine pesos) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287019/philippines-value-of-remittance-sent-ofws-by-occupation/
PSA (Philippines). "Total amount of remittances sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2019, by occupation (in billion Philippine pesos)." Chart. June 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287019/philippines-value-of-remittance-sent-ofws-by-occupation/
PSA (Philippines). (2020). Total amount of remittances sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2019, by occupation (in billion Philippine pesos). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287019/philippines-value-of-remittance-sent-ofws-by-occupation/
PSA (Philippines). "Total Amount of Remittances Sent by Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) in 2019, by Occupation (in Billion Philippine Pesos)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287019/philippines-value-of-remittance-sent-ofws-by-occupation/
PSA (Philippines), Total amount of remittances sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2019, by occupation (in billion Philippine pesos) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287019/philippines-value-of-remittance-sent-ofws-by-occupation/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Total amount of remittances sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2019, by occupation (in billion Philippine pesos) [Graph], PSA (Philippines), June 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287019/philippines-value-of-remittance-sent-ofws-by-occupation/
