Annual value of outgoing and incoming remittance flow in Italy 2021, by country

Roughly twice as many remittances left Italy in 2021 when compared to the same value that came into the country. Remittances refer to cross-border payments to family or friends and are often associated with migrant workers sending money back home to friends or relatives back in their communities of origin. It is estimated that about one in seven people worldwide are involved with remittances - substantially impacting payment behavior in, especially, Asia and Latin America. For Italy, the top five recipient countries for remittances in 2021 included Romania, France, Morocco, Nigeria, and China. Italy's five main sources for remittances were Germany, the United States, France, Switzerland, and Canada.

2021年，意大利发出的汇款金额约为接收汇款金额的两倍。汇款，即指跨国向亲友的支付，通常与移民工人在海外工作后将资金汇回原籍地亲友的行为相联系。据估计，全球约有七分之一的人口参与汇款活动，这对亚洲和拉丁美洲等地区的支付行为产生了重大影响。就意大利而言，2021年接收汇款的前五名国家依次为罗马尼亚、法国、摩洛哥、尼日利亚和中国。意大利汇款的主要来源国家包括德国、美国、法国、瑞士和加拿大。