Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Indonesia
Indonesia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Indonesia, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 5.1% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Indonesia peaked at 7.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 71st of 110 countries on this measure, 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 $200 to a receiving country as a in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.9% | — |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -10.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.4%, 80% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More economy & growth data for Indonesia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 7.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 77.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Indonesia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Indonesia was 5.1% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Indonesia ranks 71st 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 Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).