Money sent abroad
Outward remittances
Outward remittances: $2.58 billion in July 2026
$2.58 billion
Data through
Terms in this reading
- LRS
- The Liberalised Remittance Scheme, which lets resident individuals send up to $250,000 abroad in a financial year for permitted transactions. Definition and conventions
Notes
The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.
Publication cadence: Monthly. Missing observations are not zero.
Monthly outward remittances
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | $2.58 billion |
| June 2026 | $2.55 billion |
| May 2026 | $2.4 billion |
| July 2025 | $2.45 billion |
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Remittances by purpose
| Category | Value | Previous month | Previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | $1.46 billion | $1.37 billion | $1.45 billion |
| Investments | $345 million | $457 million | $156 million |
| Family maintenance | $283 million | $287 million | $298 million |
| Gifts | $231 million | $211 million | $224 million |
| Studies abroad | $149 million | $96.8 million | $229 million |
| Property | $50.9 million | $49.7 million | $39.5 million |
| Deposits | $46.7 million | $70.7 million | $46.2 million |
| Medical treatment | $3.93 million | $3.23 million | $6.26 million |
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Source: Reserve Bank of India, India Dispatch Research
Cite this reading
India by the numbers, Outward remittances, July 2026. $2.58 billion. Source: Reserve Bank of India. https://data.indiadispatch.com/household/outward-remittances
Published content updated . This is separate from the source observation period.