Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lebanon
Lebanon: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lebanon, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 8.5% 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 15.5% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lebanon peaked at 13.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2025.
That places Lebanon 26th 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 $200 to a receiving country as a in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.6% | — |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -15.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 8.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 8.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.7%, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 390.72 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 67.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 181.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 317.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lebanon?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lebanon was 8.5% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2025.
- How does Lebanon rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Lebanon ranks 26th 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 Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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