The NRI Premium,
Mapped
What a foreign posting does to the number, and why Indian dowry law still applies when it does.
What this measures, and what it does not
These are answers people gave a satirical calculator. Nobody was asked what they paid. They picked a qualification, a job, a salary and a city, and the calculator returned a deliberately absurd figure. So this measures which combinations people found plausible enough to enter: perception, from a self-selected group who found a joke calculator through Google. It is not representative of India, and it is not dowry that changed hands.
Volume counts everyone who answered at least one question. Rupee figures count only people who answered every question, because there is no total until all the inputs exist. For prevalence and prosecutions, use the NCRB statistics.
Where in the world
The passport premium
Where people said the groom works
The law follows the passport
Moving abroad does not put a dowry arrangement outside Indian law. The full legal position.
Show the underlying numbers
| Country | People | Calculations |
|---|---|---|
| India | 3,519 | 4,480 |
| United States of America | 110 | 128 |
| United Kingdom | 20 | 35 |
| Bangladesh | 30 | 32 |
| Nepal | 28 | 30 |
| Canada | 18 | 19 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 19 |
| Australia | 15 | 16 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 14 |
| Germany | 7 | 11 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 |
| Finland | 2 | 3 |
| France | 2 | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| Armenia | 1 | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 |
Questions
Do NRI grooms attract higher dowry expectations?
In this data yes. Calculations from the United States reached 87.9% at 75 lakh or above against 48.6% inside India.
Which country uses this calculator most after India?
United States of America, with 110 people, followed by United Kingdom and Bangladesh.
How many calculations name a groom working abroad?
350 named a country other than India.
Is dowry legal for NRIs?
No. The Dowry Prohibition Act applies to the marriage, not the postcode, and Indian courts have repeatedly taken jurisdiction over dowry harassment in NRI marriages.