Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Guyana
Guyana: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Guyana peaked at 9.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2018.
That places Guyana 29th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.3% | — |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +32.6% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -15.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 8.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 8.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More economy & growth data for Guyana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 11.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 11.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.70 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 8.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 860.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 34.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Guyana?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Guyana was 8.2% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2018.
- How does Guyana rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Guyana ranks 29th 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 Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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