Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vietnam
Vietnam: 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 Vietnam, 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 Vietnam is 5.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vietnam peaked at 8.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 60th 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 $200 to a receiving country as a in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.9% | — |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -11.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.4%, 85% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 600.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1663 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 842.34 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vietnam?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Vietnam ranks 60th 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 Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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