Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Gambia
Gambia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 12.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.1%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
9th
of 110 countries
All-time high
13.8%
in 2024
All-time low
9.2%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Gambia, 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 Gambia stood at 12.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Gambia peaked at 13.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 9th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.4% | — |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +25.5% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | -13.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 12.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 12.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 9.2% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -665,150 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 232.36 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Gambia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Gambia was 12.1% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Gambia ranks 9th 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 Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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