Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Japan
Japan: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Japan, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 10.0% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2025.
That represents a change of up 32.0% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Japan peaked at 16.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2023.
Japan ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.8% | — |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +32.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Japan's 10.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Japan?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Japan was 10.0% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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 (%).