Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lesotho
Lesotho: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 11.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11.2%
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2022
All-time low
8.0%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 11.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lesotho peaked at 20.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.3% | — |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -46.5% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +113.6% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -23.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.8% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 8.0% | 20.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 12 Kenya 11.6% compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.5% compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.5% compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 11.2% compare
- 17 Zambia 10.7% compare
- 18 Rwanda 10.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lesotho?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Lesotho was 11.2% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Lesotho ranks 15th 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 Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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