Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Austria
Austria: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Austria, 2015–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Austria is 4.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Austria peaked at 6.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2025.
That places Austria 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.2% | — |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -8.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Austria's 4.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 85% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Austria?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Austria was 4.4% in 2025, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%).