Kenya - Transaction costs
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%)
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%) in Kenya was 8.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 13.10 in 2011, while its lowest value was 7.68 in 2019.
Definition: Average transaction cost of sending remittance to a specific country is the average of the total transaction cost in percentage of the amount sent for sending USD 200 charged by each single remittance service provider (RSP) included in the Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database to a specific country.
Source: World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide, available at http://remittanceprices.worldbank.org
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.10 |
| 2012 | 12.21 |
| 2013 | 12.37 |
| 2014 | 10.42 |
| 2015 | 8.83 |
| 2016 | 8.98 |
| 2017 | 7.93 |
| 2018 | 8.36 |
| 2019 | 7.68 |
| 2020 | 8.45 |
Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific country (%)
Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific country (%) in Kenya was 9.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 11.31 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.75 in 2014.
Definition: Average transaction cost of sending remittance from a specific country is the average of the total transaction cost in percentage of the amount sent for sending USD 200 charged by each single remittance service provider (RSP) included in the Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database from a specific country.
Source: World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide, available at http://remittanceprices.worldbank.org
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.72 |
| 2012 | 10.03 |
| 2013 | 9.25 |
| 2014 | 8.75 |
| 2015 | 11.04 |
| 2016 | 10.26 |
| 2017 | 9.48 |
| 2018 | 11.12 |
| 2019 | 11.31 |
| 2020 | 9.54 |
Classification
Topic: Financial Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Access
