Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 8.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.8%
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
24th
of 110 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2024
All-time low
8.4%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Afghanistan, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 8.8% for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Afghanistan peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -16.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 8.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 8.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.7%, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Afghanistan?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Afghanistan was 8.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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