Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific in Italy
Italy: Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific in Italy, 2016–2023
Source: Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.2% for average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Italy ranks 37th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7.1% | — |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.2% | 6.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific in Italy?
- Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific in Italy was 2.2% in 2023, according to Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific?
- Italy ranks 37th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB), published as part of Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific country (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average transaction cost of sending remittance from 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 from a specific country.