Kenya vs Myanmar: Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country
Kenya
3.9%
in 2023
Myanmar
4.0%
in 2023
Kenya rank
35th
Myanmar rank
33rd
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 35th and Myanmar ranks 33rd of 100 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country?
- Kenya ranks 35th and Myanmar ranks 33rd 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
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.