Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Czechia
Czechia: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Czechia, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 6.3% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Czechia peaked at 11.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2023.
Czechia ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.5% | — |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +23.3% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 6.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 6.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 16 Sweden 6.9% compare
- 17 Costa Rica 6.9% compare
- 18 Switzerland 6.7% compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 6.2% compare
- 21 New Zealand 6.0% compare
- 22 Netherlands 5.5% compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 5.5% compare
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Czechia?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Czechia was 6.3% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Czechia ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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 (%).