Read more stories on how the coronavirus is disrupting an interconnected world. How the coronavirus pandemic is undoing globalization Coronavirus is crushing tourism and jeopardizing wildlife conservation in Kenya and other parts of Africa How manufacturer navigated covid sh keep Apple produc Philips ventilators market In Kerala, the dependence on funds sent from abroad is a not-so-secret element of the state’s developmental success. One in every four households in the state includes a migrant who works abroad, according to a 2018 survey. Kerala received about $15 billion in remittances last year, according to Dilip Ratha, the lead economist on migration and remittances at the World Bank. That’s more than a tenth of the state’s entire economic output. As remittances fall, so too will tax revenue, limiting the state government’s ability to help people during what is shaping up to be India’s worst recession in modern history.