Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 12.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.4% | — |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Sub-Saharan Africa was 8.4% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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