According to Bangladesh Bank data, the income of salarymen for the year 2023 was $21.9 billion, which is about 3 percent higher than the $21.3 billion received in 2022. In 2021, expatriate income was $22.07 billion, compared to $21.73. billion in 2020 and $18.33 billion in 2019.
This means that the recently ended year saw the second highest emigrant income in the last five years. However, experts said the growth rate was lower than expected and would make it difficult to maintain balance in foreign exchange transactions.