Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Oman
Oman: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 4.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4.3%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
35th
of 46 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2021
All-time low
3.9%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Oman, 2017–2021
Source: World Bank (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 4.3% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over five years.
Oman ranks 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More reference data data for Oman
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Oman?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Oman was 4.3% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2017.
- How does Oman rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Oman ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Oman 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.