Capacity Building of the Migrants

One of the most important forms of remittance is the transfer of human capital. Many migrants arrive in the host country as unskilled workers but are able to benefit through training and experience during their employment, enabling them not only to earn a higher salary and therefore increase the amounts they are able to remit, but also to return home and obtain higher earnings than when they left. Such capacity building is highly beneficial and provides an indirect but crucial contribution to remittance benefits.

Global migrants and incomes, 1975-2000

Year	Migrants millions	World pop billions	Migrants world pop	Countries grouped by per capita GDP($)			Ratios
				Low	middle	high	High-low	High-middle
1975	85	4.1	2.1%	150	750	6,200	41	8
1985	105	4.8	2.2%	270	1,290	11,810	44	9
1990	154	5.3	2.9%	350	2,220	19,590	56	9
1995	164	5.7	2.9%	430	2,390	24,930	58	10
2000	175	6.1	2.9%	420	1,970	27,510	66	14