Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Kenya
Kenya: Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a was 12.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.4%
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
10th
of 52 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2022
All-time low
9.2%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 12.4%.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Kenya peaked at 12.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
That places Kenya 10th out of 52 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.7% | — |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +14.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 93% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Kenya?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Kenya was 12.4% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a?
- Kenya ranks 10th 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 Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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