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QuantativeBrah@QuantMashine · Oct 6, 2026

After seeing this I took a deep dive into the amount that Pakistani’s within the UK send to Pakistan: 🧵

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A thread analyzing remittance flows from Pakistanis in the UK to Pakistan, showing the UK is the third-largest source of remittances to Pakistan after only two other countries, with amounts increasing 31% year-over-year at roughly $4,000 per person annually—a figure that exceeds total Pakistani exports from most countries.

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  1. #1

    After seeing this I took a deep dive into the amount that Pakistani’s within the UK send to Pakistan: 🧵

    NorthernSparky@NorthernSparky_ · Oct 5, 2026

    Bradford and Birmingham alone are costing us nearly £6 BILLION a year in benefits. This simply is not sustainable.

  2. #2

    The amount is increasing year over year

  3. #3

    31% increase remarkably similar to benefit increases

  4. #4

    More is sent from the UK than the USA

  5. #5

    3rd largest source is from the UK more than the whole of the EU. Also to note the top 2 definitely are not from benefits

  6. #6

    $4000 per year per person is a crazy amount

  7. #7

    If we compare it with Pakistan’s exports it would be 1/5 of all exports.