Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain
Bahrain: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain, 2017–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 3.4% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain peaked at 4.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
That places Bahrain 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +79.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -17.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 3.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 3.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.4%, 78% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
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 3.4% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- 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 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 (%).