How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lesotho?

8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.

India vs Lesotho: Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country

India

1.8%

in 2023

Lesotho

1.8%

in 2023

India rank

83rd

Lesotho rank

81st

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

India
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

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

India ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 81st of 100 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.7%	9.7%	6.0%	Lesotho
2020s	2.0%	2.3%	0.3%	Lesotho

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, India or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 1.8% against 1.8% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country between India and Lesotho?: 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lesotho?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do India and Lesotho rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country?: India ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 81st 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.