Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 5.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 5.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nicaragua peaked at 5.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2015.
Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.5% | — |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -12.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 5.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 88% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 5.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 73.80 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nicaragua?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Nicaragua was 5.0% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2015.
- How does Nicaragua rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Nicaragua ranks 73rd 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 Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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