Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Central and Southern Asia, 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 Central and Southern Asia stood at 4.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 5.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.7% | — |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Central and Southern Asia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Central and Southern Asia was 4.9% 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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