Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Norway
Norway: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Norway, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.5% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Norway peaked at 13.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2025.
That places Norway 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.1% | — |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 69% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 67% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.2% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Norway?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Norway was 3.5% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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 (%).