Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a
Ethiopia
4.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
4.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
87th
Nigeria rank
85th
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 85th of 110 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 8.5% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Ethiopia ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 85th 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.