Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in World
World: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.4%
Change on year
down 3.9%
Rank
4th
of 8 groups
All-time high
9.3%
in 2011
All-time low
6.2%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in World, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 6.4% for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in World peaked at 9.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.3% | — |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 163.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in World?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in World was 6.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- How does World rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- World ranks 4th 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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