Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Liberia
Liberia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 5.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.4%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
65th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2021
All-time low
4.2%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Liberia, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Liberia stood at 5.4%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Liberia peaked at 7.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 65th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.0% | — |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +73.8% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -35.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -5.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 5.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 65% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 5.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 64% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 74.91 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 471.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Liberia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Liberia was 5.4% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Liberia ranks 65th 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 Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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