During 2012, $500 million was registered in Panama as remittance inflows and outflows, while exports of goods only generated $80 million for the country.
Amounts received in remittances already exceed $500 million, while remittances sent abroad are increasing and in 2012 they reached $321 million.
"The business of remittances sent and received from Panama added up to a total of $533.7 million last year.