Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ethiopia peaked at 9.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
That places Ethiopia 87th 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 $200 to a receiving country as a in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.3% | — |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +33.9% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -43.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 50% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ethiopia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ethiopia was 4.2% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Ethiopia ranks 87th 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 Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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