Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country

Afghanistan
9.0%
in 2023
Eritrea
9.2%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
7th
Eritrea rank
6th

Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 9.2% against 9.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Eritrea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 100 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
2010s 8.2% 10.9% 2.6% Eritrea
2020s 9.4% 7.7% 1.7% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 9.2% against 9.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
0.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB), published as Average transaction cost of sending remittances to 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 to a specific country (%)
Unit
%
Source
Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
100 places, 776 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed

Average transaction cost of sending remittance to 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 to a specific country.