Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 7.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bangladesh, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 7.3% for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bangladesh peaked at 9.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2021.
That places Bangladesh 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.0% | — |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +136.6% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -18.6% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 3.4% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bangladesh?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bangladesh was 7.3% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st 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 Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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