Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 22.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bulgaria, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bulgaria stood at 22.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 143.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bulgaria peaked at 22.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.1% | — |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +41.2% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | +29.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 22.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 4.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 22.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 4.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 7.6% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bulgaria?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Bulgaria was 22.3% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd 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 Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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