Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nepal
Nepal: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 3.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nepal peaked at 5.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 97th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.6% | — |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -9.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), gaps filled 56.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nepal?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nepal was 3.5% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Nepal ranks 97th 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 Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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