Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.4%
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
38th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2011
All-time low
4.3%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Republic of Moldova, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Republic of Moldova stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Republic of Moldova peaked at 7.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2021.
Republic of Moldova ranks 38th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.7% | — |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +15.0% |
Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries
- Republic of Moldova's 7.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Republic of Moldova's 7.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 36 Algeria 7.5% compare
- 37 Kosovo 7.5% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 7.4% compare
- 40 China 7.3% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Republic of Moldova
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 99.60 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 459.51 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 0.2505 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 194.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2951 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,544 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Republic of Moldova?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Republic of Moldova was 7.4% 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 38th 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 Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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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