How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?

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.

Italy vs Portugal: Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific

Italy

2.2%

in 2023

Portugal

2.1%

in 2023

Italy rank

37th

Portugal rank

38th

Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific over time

Italy
Portugal

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 38th of 44 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	5.8%	5.7%	0.1%	Italy
2020s	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific, Italy or Portugal?: Italy, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific between Italy and Portugal?: 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific?: Italy ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 38th 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.