Bangladesh’s Gulf employment and remittances in 2025
Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative
The Gulf countries, primarily the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—are Arab nations bordering the Persian Gulf. In 2025, approximately 81% of Bangladeshi overseas workers were employed in these countries. Meanwhile, Gulf employment powered 46% of Bangladesh's remittances in 2025.
