Central bank economist Valentin Lazea said that remittances from Romanians working in Italy totaled EUR925 million last year, from EUR900 million a year earlier, followed by Germany, with EUR595 million in remittances (EUR491 million in 2012) and USA with EUR460 million (EUR593 million in 2012).
Romania received remittances of EUR393 million from Spain in 2013, down from EUR504 million a year earlier. Between 2005 and 2010, remittances from Romanians working in Spain ranked second by value, after Italy.
Other countries from where Romania got significant remittance flows in 2013 were Switzerland (EUR252 million), France (EUR250 million), Great Britain (EUR224 million), Hungary (EUR128 million), Austria (EUR111 million), Greece (EUR75 million), Turkey (EUR35 million) and Ireland (EUR20 million).
Last year, Romania received total remittances of EUR4.23 billion, including transfers from workers and other persons abroad, down from EUR4.55 billion in 2012.