Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific

Qatar
4.3%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
4.5%
in 2023
Qatar rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
12th

Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Qatar ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2010s 4.3% 5.0% 0.7% Saudi Arabia
2020s 3.6% 3.7% 0.1% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific?
Qatar ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th 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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About this data

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

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.