Armenia vs Samoa: Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country

Armenia
4.4%
in 2023
Samoa
4.6%
in 2023
Armenia rank
29th
Samoa rank
27th

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

  • Armenia
  • Samoa
246810201620192023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Armenia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Samoa ahead.

Armenia ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 27th of 100 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Samoa Difference Ahead
2010s 3.4% 6.3% 2.9% Samoa
2020s 3.8% 4.6% 0.8% Samoa

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, Armenia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Armenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country between Armenia and Samoa?
0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Samoa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Armenia and Samoa rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country?
Armenia ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 27th 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.