Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.7%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
15th
of 52 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2015
All-time low
3.5%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Dominican Republic, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Dominican Republic stood at 7.7%.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 15th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.0% | — |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -45.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -66.8% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +202.5% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 66% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.3% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Dominican Republic?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Dominican Republic was 7.7% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th 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 Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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