Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.5%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
13th
of 110 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2017
All-time low
11.5%
in 2025
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 11.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 16.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2025.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 13th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | -2.2% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 11.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 11.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.4%, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.0% | 16.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 11.5% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 13th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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