Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Eswatini
Eswatini: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 11.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.6%
Change on year
down 26.7%
World rank
11th
of 110 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2022
All-time low
8.3%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 11.6%.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Eswatini peaked at 22.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2020.
Eswatini ranks 11th 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 $200 to a receiving country as a in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.3% | — |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +118.9% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -26.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 11.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 11.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.8% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 8.3% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.77 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 75.53 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 168.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.74 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Eswatini?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Eswatini was 11.6% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Eswatini ranks 11th 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 Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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