Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ghana
Ghana: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ghana, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4.6% for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ghana peaked at 12.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2025.
That places Ghana 80th 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 $200 to a receiving country as a in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.6% | — |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +68.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -44.6% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -30.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 56% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 4.6% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ghana?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Ghana was 4.6% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Ghana ranks 80th 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 Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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