Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 6.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 7.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2025.
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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.2% | — |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 156,869 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 13.2% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 13.0% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 63.5% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 2.9% (2023)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 6.0% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2025.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 5th out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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