Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 5.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 72nd 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 $200 to a receiving country as a in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.8% | — |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -22.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Dominican Republic?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Dominican Republic was 5.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd 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 Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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