Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kosovo
Kosovo: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.5%
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
37th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 2018
All-time low
5.3%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kosovo, 2017–2025
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 Kosovo is 7.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kosovo peaked at 7.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2022.
Kosovo ranks 37th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | +22.7% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 7.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 7.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 15.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,061 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1343 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 20.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 961.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 961.48 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 15.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kosovo?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Kosovo was 7.5% 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2022.
- How does Kosovo rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Kosovo ranks 37th 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 Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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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