Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Belgium
Belgium: Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Belgium, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Belgium is 3.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.4% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Belgium peaked at 9.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.5% | — |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -33.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 73% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Belgium?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Belgium was 3.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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