How does Bahrain rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?

Bahrain ranks 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.

Where does this Bahrain data come from?

The figures come from World Bank (2023) – 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.

Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain

Name: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain
Creator: World Bank (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahrain: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

2.5%

Change on year

down 25.8%

World rank

46th

of 46 countries

All-time high

3.7%

in 2019

All-time low

2.5%

in 2021

Years of data

2017–2021

Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain, 2017–2021

Source: World Bank (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 2.5% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 22.1% over five years.

That places Bahrain 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	3.4%	3.2%	3.7%	3
2020s	2.9%	2.5%	3.3%	2

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More reference data data for Bahrain

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.3505 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0859 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 22.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 23.12 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 0.9102 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain?: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain was 2.5% in 2021, according to World Bank (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Bahrain?: The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Bahrain?: The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
How does Bahrain rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?: Bahrain ranks 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?: The figures come from World Bank (2023) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted
Unit: %
Source: World Bank (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 291 data points, 2011–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average remittance cost of sending $200 (or equivalent in local sending currency) from each country, expressed as a percentage.