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Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.5%
Median: 2.8%
Countries Covered
100
with available data
Highest
Cuba
19.6%
Lowest
Malawi
-49.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Cuba19.6%
2Benin17.4%
3Angola12.8%
4Sierra Leone10.3%
5Tajikistan10.3%
By Region
Africa5.2%(9 countries)
Other3.6%(60 countries)
Asia3.3%(15 countries)
South America2.7%(4 countries)
North America2.6%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-49.7%)High (19.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (60)
Asia (15)
South America (4)
North America (2)
Europe (10)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 19.6% |
| 2 | Benin | 17.4% |
| 3 | Angola | 12.8% |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 10.3% |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 10.3% |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 9.5% |
| 7 | Eritrea | 9.2% |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 9.0% |
| 9 | Uganda | 8.9% |
| 10 | Botswana | 8.4% |
| 11 | Zambia | 8.1% |
| 12 | Guyana | 7.9% |
| 13 | Algeria | 7.8% |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 7.7% |
| 15 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.8% |
| 16 | South Sudan | 6.5% |
| 17 | Somalia | 6.0% |
| 18 | Rwanda | 5.8% |
| 19 | Albania | 5.6% |
| 20 | Tunisia | 5.5% |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.3% |
| 22 | Lebanon | 5.3% |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 5.3% |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.9% |
| 25 | Haiti | 4.7% |
| 26 | Paraguay | 4.7% |
| 27 | Nigeria | 4.6% |
| 28 | Samoa | 4.6% |
| 29 | South Africa | 4.6% |
| 30 | Armenia | 4.4% |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.2% |
| 32 | Morocco | 4.2% |
| 33 | Tonga | 4.1% |
| 34 | Myanmar | 4.0% |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.9% |
| 36 | Kenya | 3.9% |
| 37 | Mozambique | 3.8% |
| 38 | Jamaica | 3.6% |
| 39 | Peru | 3.6% |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 3.5% |
| 41 | Vietnam | 3.5% |
| 42 | Bolivia | 3.4% |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 3.4% |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 3.4% |
| 45 | Jordan | 3.4% |
| 46 | Egypt | 3.3% |
| 47 | Fiji | 3.2% |
| 48 | Cameroon | 3.0% |
| 49 | Madagascar | 2.9% |
| 50 | Liberia | 2.8% |
| 51 | People's Republic of China | 2.8% |
| 52 | Yemen | 2.8% |
| 53 | Estonia | 2.8% |
| 54 | Mexico | 2.7% |
| 55 | Honduras | 2.6% |
| 56 | Guatemala | 2.6% |
| 57 | Nepal | 2.5% |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% |
| 59 | Panama | 2.5% |
| 60 | Indonesia | 2.4% |
| 61 | Colombia | 2.4% |
| 62 | Brazil | 2.4% |
| 63 | Türkiye | 2.3% |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 2.3% |
| 65 | Ecuador | 2.3% |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 2.3% |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 2.2% |
| 68 | Pakistan | 2.1% |
| 69 | Cambodia | 2.1% |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.1% |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 2.1% |
| 72 | Latvia | 2.1% |
| 73 | Togo | 2.1% |
| 74 | Thailand | 2.0% |
| 75 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.0% |
| 76 | Ghana | 2.0% |
| 77 | El Salvador | 2.0% |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.0% |
| 79 | State of Palestine | 2.0% |
| 80 | Serbia | 1.9% |
| 81 | Lesotho | 1.8% |
| 82 | Eswatini | 1.8% |
| 83 | India | 1.8% |
| 84 | Comoros | 1.7% |
| 85 | Mali | 1.7% |
| 86 | Philippines | 1.7% |
| 87 | Hungary | 1.6% |
| 88 | Lithuania | 1.4% |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 1.3% |
| 90 | Belarus | 1.3% |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% |
| 92 | Malaysia | 1.0% |
| 93 | Poland | 0.9% |
| 94 | Romania | 0.9% |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.8% |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7% |
| 97 | Senegal | 0.7% |
| 98 | Ukraine | 0.7% |
| 99 | Croatia | 0.3% |
| 100 | Malawi | -49.7% |
Showing 100 of 100 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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