TABLE 1.

11 Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers Whose Families Reported Savings from Cash Remittances
Received by Percentage of Cash Remittance Set Aside for Savings: 2018

Distribution of Distribution of
Distribution of OFWs Whose Families
OFWs by Whether OFWs Whose
Reported Savings from Cash
With Savings or Families
Remittances Received by Percent of
Without Savings Reported
Cash Remittance Set Aside for
from Cash Savings from
Cash Remittance Sent Savings
Remittance Cash
Remittances
Received Less
25% to
Total than
49%
25%

Philippines

OFWs Who Sent Cash Remittance

Number in thousands 2,039
Percent 100.0
OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 44.8
OFWs without Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 55.2

OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 100.0 100.0 66.0 22.8
Cash Remittance Sent
Less than P20,000 5.1 100.0 72.8 14.5
P20,000 - P39,999 13.1 100.0 62.7 26.6
P40,000 - P99,999 43.4 100.0 69.6 17.7
P100,000 and over 38.5 100.0 62.1 28.3

National Capital Region (NCR)

OFWs Who Sent Cash Remittance

Number in thousands 193
Percent 100.0
OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 53.5
OFWs without Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 46.5

OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 100.0 100.0 81.6 14.4
Cash Remittance Sent
Less than P20,000 4.3 100.0 100.0 -
P20,000 - P39,999 9.6 100.0 80.8 19.2
P40,000 - P99,999 35.9 100.0 85.7 11.2
P100,000 and over 50.3 100.0 77.3 16.9

Luzon 1/

OFWs Who Sent Cash Remittance

Number in thousands 1,138
Percent 100.0
OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 42.5
OFWs without Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 57.5

OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 100.0 100.0 66.2 23.7
Cash Remittance Sent
Less than P20,000 4.0 100.0 68.3 11.8
P20,000 - P39,999 8.3 100.0 60.9 31.5
P40,000 - P99,999 48.4 100.0 69.9 19.0
P100,000 and over 39.3 100.0 62.5 29.2
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Distribution of Distribution of Distribution of OFWs Whose Families

OFWs by Whether OFWs Whose Reported Savings from Cash
With Savings or Families Remittances Received by Percent of
Without Savings Reported Cash Remittance Set Aside for
Cash Remittance Sent from Cash Savings from Savings
Remittance Cash
Remittances
Received Less
25% to
Total than
49%
25%

Visayas

OFWs Who Sent Cash Remittance

Number in thousands 345
Percent 100.0
OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 51.9
OFWs without Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 48.1

OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 100.0 100.0 59.4 26.0
Cash Remittance Sent
Less than P20,000 6.1 100.0 71.5 21.8
P20,000 - P39,999 19.9 100.0 61.3 28.5
P40,000 - P99,999 36.8 100.0 64.0 14.5
P100,000 and over 37.2 100.0 51.9 36.7

Mindanao

OFWs Who Sent Cash Remittance

Number in thousands 362
Percent 100.0
OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 40.6
OFWs without Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 59.4

OFWs with Savings from Cash Remittance Sent 100.0 100.0 62.4 21.6
Cash Remittance Sent
Less than P20,000 7.8 100.0 71.3 17.5
P20,000 - P39,999 23.0 100.0 60.9 20.8
P40,000 - P99,999 40.1 100.0 64.9 20.0
P100,000 and over 29.1 100.0 57.6 25.6

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover overseas Filipinos who sent cash remittances during six months prior to survey, and whose families were able
to set aside for savings.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos