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Several economies in the Caribbean region, especially from the lower income group, are highly dependent on remittances. Between 1991 and 2006, the combined flows of total remittances reaching the Caribbean have seen almost a 17% average annual growth rate, surpassing USD 6 billion in 2005 and overtaking ODA and FDI into the region. In addition, remittances represent more than 20% of the domestic gross domestic product (GDP) in some Caribbean countries and have played a significant role in lessening both balance of payment deficits and the impact of natural disasters to which the region is parti

Migrant remittances --- Envois de fonds des travailleurs migrants --- Foreign workers, Haitian --- Foreign workers, Jamaican --- Foreign workers --- Alien labor --- Aliens --- Foreign labor --- Guest workers --- Guestworkers --- Immigrant labor --- Immigrant workers --- Migrant labor (Foreign workers) --- Migrant workers (Foreign workers) --- Employees --- Alien labor, Jamaican --- Jamaican foreign workers --- Alien labor, Haitian --- Haitian foreign workers --- Remittances, Migrant --- Remittances, Urban-rural --- Transfers, Urban-rural --- Urban-rural income transfers --- Income --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Employment --- Noncitizen labor --- Noncitizens