How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kenya?

8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB), published as Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific country (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Kenya: Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific

Dominican Republic

7.4%

in 2023

Kenya

5.3%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

7th

Kenya rank

8th

Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific over time

Dominican Republic
Kenya

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 7.4% against 5.3% in Kenya, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Kenya ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 8th of 44 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.6%	6.2%	0.3%	Dominican Republic
2020s	8.1%	4.9%	3.2%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific, Dominican Republic or Kenya?: Dominican Republic, at 7.4% against 5.3% in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific between Dominican Republic and Kenya?: 2.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kenya?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Kenya rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific?: Dominican Republic ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 8th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB), published as Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific country (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific country (%)
Unit: %
Source: Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 44 places, 344 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Average transaction cost of sending remittance from a specific country is the average of the total transaction cost in percentage of the amount sent for sending USD 200 charged by each single remittance service provider (RSP) included in the Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database from a specific country.