Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Ghana
Ghana: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 13.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 13.3%.
The figure is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Ghana peaked at 16.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2022.
That places Ghana 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.8% | — |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +89.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | -4.0% | -150.0% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -332.7% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +33.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 8.7% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | -4.0% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (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 Ghana?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Ghana was 13.3% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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 (%).