Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 5.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2011.
That places Saudi Arabia 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.1% | — |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -10.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.4%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 19 Czechia 6.3% compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 6.2% compare
- 21 New Zealand 6.0% compare
- 22 Netherlands 5.5% compare
- 24 South Korea 5.5% compare
- 25 Spain 5.4% compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Saudi Arabia?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Saudi Arabia was 5.5% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 (%).