Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Chile
Chile: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 4.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Chile, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Chile stood at 4.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Chile peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
That places Chile 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.9% | — |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +80.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +186.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -15.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Chile?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Chile was 4.9% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Chile ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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 (%).