Kuwait vs Norway: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted
Kuwait
3.3%
in 2025
Norway
3.5%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
46th
Norway rank
44th
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 46th and Norway ranks 44th of 47 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 6.2% | 3.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 4.2% | 1.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted, Kuwait or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted between Kuwait and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Kuwait ranks 46th and Norway ranks 44th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%).