How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?

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

Kenya vs Tonga: Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country

Kenya

3.9%

in 2023

Tonga

4.1%

in 2023

Kenya rank

35th

Tonga rank

32nd

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

Kenya
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 4.1% against 3.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 32nd of 100 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2010s	7.3%	6.0%	1.4%	Kenya
2020s	4.1%	5.0%	0.9%	Tonga

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 Tonga?: Tonga, at 4.1% 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 Tonga?: 0.2%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country?: Kenya ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 32nd 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: 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.