Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Qatar
Qatar: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Qatar, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 4.7% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Qatar peaked at 6.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
That places Qatar 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.0% | — |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +11.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 4.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.4%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Qatar?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Qatar was 4.7% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does Qatar rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Qatar ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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 (%).