Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kenya
Kenya: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 110 countries
All-time high
13.1%
in 2011
All-time low
7.5%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kenya peaked at 13.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.
That places Kenya 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.1% | — |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +30.7% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 11.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 11.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 9 Gambia 12.1% compare
- 10 Vanuatu 12.0% compare
- 11 Eswatini 11.6% compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.5% compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.5% compare
- 15 Lesotho 11.2% compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 11.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kenya?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kenya was 11.6% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Kenya ranks 12th 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 Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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