Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Zambia
Zambia: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
17th
of 110 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 2015
All-time low
10.6%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 10.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Zambia peaked at 15.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 17th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.2% | — |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 10.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 10.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Zambia?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Zambia was 10.7% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Zambia ranks 17th 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 Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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