Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Colombia
Colombia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Colombia, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5.1% for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Colombia peaked at 6.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
That places Colombia 70th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.7% | — |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -19.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Colombia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Colombia was 5.1% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Colombia ranks 70th 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 Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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