Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.1%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
91st
of 110 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2011
All-time low
3.8%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.6% | — |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -6.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 74% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sri Lanka?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sri Lanka was 4.1% 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 Sri Lanka?
- 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 Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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 Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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