Australia vs United States: Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a
Australia
5.2%
in 2025
United States
5.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
United States rank
32nd
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd of 52 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 5.9% | 3.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 0.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 5.2% against 5.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a between Australia and United States?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a?
- Australia ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.