Kenya vs Lesotho: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a
Kenya
11.6%
in 2025
Lesotho
11.2%
in 2025
Kenya rank
12th
Lesotho rank
15th
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 11.6% against 11.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 14.8% | 5.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 14.4% | 4.9% | Lesotho |
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, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 11.6% against 11.2% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 15th 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.