Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.0%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
10th
of 110 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2017
All-time low
8.7%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 12.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vanuatu peaked at 16.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.8% | — |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +1.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 12.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 12.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.4%, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.1% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.7% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.86 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 211.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vanuatu?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vanuatu was 12.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Vanuatu ranks 10th 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 Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).