Algeria vs Botswana: Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country

Algeria
7.8%
in 2023
Botswana
8.4%
in 2023
Algeria rank
12th
Botswana rank
9th

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

  • Algeria
  • Botswana
05101520201620192023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 8.4% against 7.8% in Algeria, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 12th and Botswana ranks 9th of 100 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Botswana Difference Ahead
2010s 10.0% 13.6% 3.6% Botswana
2020s 8.8% 8.8% 0.1% Botswana

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, Algeria or Botswana?
Botswana, at 8.4% against 7.8% in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country between Algeria and Botswana?
0.6%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Botswana?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Botswana rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country?
Algeria ranks 12th and Botswana ranks 9th 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.