Cost of Sending Remittances, 2016

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Cost of Sending Remittances, 2016: every country, as published by World Bank Group.

Positionderived	Country	Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount)
1	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	19.2022
2	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	16.7012
3	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	15.9428
4	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	15.6805
5	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	14.3076
6	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	14.1586
7	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	13.6425
8	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	12.6467
9	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	11.9592
10	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	11.7053
11	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	11.6267
12	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	11.5381
13	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	11.2938
14	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11.0377
15	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	10.7617
16	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	10.7143
17	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	10.4251
18	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	10.4118
19	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	10.2579
20	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	10.0906
21	BeninBENWestern Africa	10.0693
22	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	10.0525
23	GuyanaGUYSouth America	10.0421
24	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	9.6589
25	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	9.5921

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 7.6089. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

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