Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%) by country
Countries reporting
110
Highest
31.5%
Malawi
Lowest
1.5%
Georgia
Median
5.8%
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
1,231
What the numbers show
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 31.5% in Malawi; the lowest is 1.5% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.8%, and the mean is 7.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 688.0%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 61.0%).
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 31.5% | 2025 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 22.3% | 2025 | up 143.3% | rising |
| 3 | Angola | 21.4% | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 4 | Sudan | 21.2% | 2025 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 18.5% | 2025 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 16.4% | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 15.9% | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 8 | Namibia | 13.3% | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 9 | Gambia | 12.1% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 12.0% | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 11 | Eswatini | 11.6% | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 11.6% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.5% | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.5% | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 15 | Lesotho | 11.2% | 2025 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.2% | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 17 | Zambia | 10.7% | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 18 | Rwanda | 10.7% | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 19 | Mali | 10.2% | 2025 | up 98.6% | falling |
| 20 | Cambodia | 9.9% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.8% | 2025 | up 688.0% | rising |
| 22 | South Sudan | 9.8% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Suriname | 8.9% | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 8.8% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 25 | Cuba | 8.8% | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 26 | Lebanon | 8.5% | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 8.4% | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 28 | Mozambique | 8.3% | 2025 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 29 | Guyana | 8.2% | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 8.2% | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 31 | Albania | 8.0% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 32 | Tonga | 7.8% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 33 | Eritrea | 7.7% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 34 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.6% | 2025 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.6% | 2025 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Algeria | 7.5% | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 37 | Kosovo | 7.5% | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 7.4% | 2025 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 7.4% | 2025 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 40 | China | 7.3% | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 7.3% | 2025 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cabo Verde | 7.2% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 43 | Armenia | 7.1% | 2025 | up 382.4% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 45 | Myanmar | 6.9% | 2025 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Samoa | 6.4% | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 47 | Ukraine | 6.2% | 2025 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 48 | Estonia | 6.2% | 2021 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 6.0% | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 50 | Morocco | 6.0% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 6.0% | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 52 | South Africa | 6.0% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 53 | Latvia | 5.8% | 2021 | up 37.6% | flat |
| 54 | Somalia | 5.8% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 55 | Thailand | 5.8% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 56 | Senegal | 5.8% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.7% | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 58 | Fiji | 5.5% | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 5.5% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 60 | Viet Nam | 5.5% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 60 | Viet Nam | 5.5% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 62 | Tunisia | 5.5% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 63 | Brazil | 5.4% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 64 | Jamaica | 5.4% | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 65 | Liberia | 5.4% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 66 | Haiti | 5.3% | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 66 | Madagascar | 5.3% | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 68 | India | 5.3% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 69 | Hungary | 5.2% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 70 | Colombia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 71 | Indonesia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 5.0% | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 4.9% | 2025 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 75 | Jordan | 4.9% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 75 | Türkiye | 4.9% | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 75 | Türkiye | 4.9% | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 78 | Peru | 4.9% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 79 | Lithuania | 4.7% | 2025 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 80 | Ghana | 4.6% | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 81 | Honduras | 4.6% | 2025 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 82 | Mexico | 4.5% | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 82 | Philippines | 4.5% | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 84 | Yemen | 4.4% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 85 | Nigeria | 4.3% | 2025 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 86 | Malaysia | 4.2% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 4.2% | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 87 | Guatemala | 4.2% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 89 | Panama | 4.1% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 4.1% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.0% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.0% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 94 | Romania | 3.8% | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 95 | Comoros | 3.8% | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 96 | State of Palestine | 3.5% | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 97 | Nepal | 3.5% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 3.5% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 99 | Togo | 3.4% | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 100 | Poland | 3.4% | 2025 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.1% | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 102 | Cameroon | 3.1% | 2025 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 3.0% | 2025 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Pakistan | 2.7% | 2025 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 2.4% | 2021 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 1.6% | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 1.5% | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 109 | Belarus | 1.5% | 2021 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 109 | Georgia | 1.5% | 2021 | down 43.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.