一.中国外出农民工汇款的比例最高。在国际上,以往的研究证明,外出农民工向家乡汇款的比例一般是很低的。例如,印度西北部的12个村庄,外出农民工汇款占农民家庭总收入的比例为0.1%至39%不等。平均为6.5%,其他的国家如泰国、马来西亚以及新几内亚,利比亚等非洲国家的情况也均如此。而根据笔者2000年11月在北京的调查数据,只有24.7%的农 I. China has the highest percentage of remittances from migrant workers. Internationally, previous studies have proved that the proportion of migrant workers going home to their hometown is generally very low. For example, in 12 villages in northwestern India, migrant workers’ remittances accounted for 0.1% to 39% of the total income of farmer households. An average of 6.5%, as is the case in other countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, New Guinea and Libya. According to the author in November 2000 in Beijing survey data, only 24.7% of the farmers