Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tunisia
Tunisia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tunisia, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 5.5% for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tunisia peaked at 9.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
That places Tunisia 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.8% | — |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +15.5% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -28.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 5.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 5.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.7%, 96% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.1% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 34.59 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 759.60 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 7.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 61.87 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tunisia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tunisia was 5.5% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Tunisia ranks 62nd 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 Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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