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
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.