Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 3.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 8.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2025.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.8% | — |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 3.1% | 8.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8929 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 33.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.21 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 27.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 116.48 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 65.42 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 23,541 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 3.1% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 101st 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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