Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya
Kenya: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 12.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 12.4% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Kenya peaked at 12.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
Kenya ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.7% | — |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +14.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 93% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (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) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (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 12.4% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
- 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 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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 (%).