Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya
Kenya: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 9.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya, 2011–2021
Source: World Bank (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 9.2% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya peaked at 11.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
Kenya ranks 8th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 477.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 67.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 18,270 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1803 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya was 9.2% in 2021, according to World Bank (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2023) – 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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About this data
The average remittance cost of sending $200 (or equivalent in local sending currency) from each country, expressed as a percentage.