Bulgaria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a

Bulgaria
22.3%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 22.3% against 8.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 110 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 8.7% 9.9% 1.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 13.4% 8.2% 5.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a, Bulgaria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bulgaria, at 22.3% against 8.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
118 places, 1,231 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed