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

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.

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

Kenya

5.3%

in 2023

Sweden

4.9%

in 2023

Kenya rank

8th

Sweden rank

10th

Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific over time

Kenya
Sweden

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.3% against 4.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Kenya ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%	Kenya
2020s	4.9%	4.4%	0.5%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific, Kenya or Sweden?: Kenya, at 5.3% against 4.9% in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific between Kenya and Sweden?: 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sweden?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sweden rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific?: Kenya ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.