Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 4.5%.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Malaysia peaked at 5.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 34th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.9% | — |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +26.5% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -19.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 39% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 82% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Malaysia?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Malaysia was 4.5% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (%).