World Bank RPW · 377 corridors · public dataset
How much does it cost
to send money abroad?
The real, quarterly cost of every World Bank remittance corridor, average price, cheapest provider, and the gap to the UN's 3% target. 377 country pairs, refreshed from Remittance Prices Worldwide.
- 7.3%
- Avg cost, 348 corridors
- 138
- Countries linked
- 3%
- UN SDG 2030 target
Cheap is not crowded
According to World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide 2025Q3, Malaysia → Myanmar leads surveyed cost at 0.3% (#1 of 348) but ranks #300 by operator count (4 providers); Australia → India leads provider coverage at 22 surveyed operators (#1 of 348) at cost rank #228 (6.4%).
- 0.3%
- Malaysia → Myanmar cost #1
- #300
- Malaysia → Myanmar provider rank
- 22
- Australia → India providers #1
- #228
- Australia → India cost rank
Costs are total average price of a standardized $200 transfer (fees + FX margin). Provider count is the number of operators surveyed in RPW for that corridor-quarter — not a live quote or recommendation.
The global picture
Across the 348 corridors in the 2025Q3 release, sending money abroad averages 7.3% of the send amount (fees + FX margin on a $200 transfer), but the spread is enormous: the cheapest corridor (Malaysia to Myanmar) runs 0.3% while the most expensive (Turkey to Bulgaria) reaches 118.2% of the send amount.
- 7.3%
- average cost, 348 corridors in 2025Q3
- 0.3%
- cheapest: Malaysia to Myanmar
- 3%
- UN SDG 10.c target by 2030
- World Bank
- Remittance Prices Worldwide source
Every figure on this page is computed live from the World Bank RPW dataset, no estimates, no rounding away the outliers. Costs are total average price of a $200 transfer as a percent of the send amount.
What sending money really costs
Average cost of a $200 transfer, percent of send amount (fees + FX); lower is better for the sender
Where the 377 corridors fall
Number of tracked corridors in each cost band, most sit between the UN target and the global average
Find the cheapest way to send money home
PlainRemit tracks international money-transfer costs across 377 remittance corridors using the World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide database. We help migrant workers, families, and businesses find the cheapest ways to send money abroad by comparing fees, exchange-rate margins, and delivery speeds.
Our guides explain how remittance fees work, compare digital services against traditional operators, and show how exchange-rate margins add hidden costs most senders never see.
Cheapest corridors
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How PlainRemit works, and why you can trust these numbers
What this site is
PlainRemit compares international money-transfer costs across 377 corridors and 138 countries, so you can see which routes and providers charge the least before you send money abroad.
Editorial process
- Source. Download the World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database each quarter, a mystery-shopping survey of actual transfer quotes for a standardized $200 transfer.
- Verify. Keep RPW corridor-cost observations separate from World Bank WDI national remittance totals, without modifying, interpolating, or allocating one to the other.
- Publish. Rank corridors and providers by total cost, and refresh the database within days of each new World Bank release.
Editorial independence & corrections
PlainRemit is independent and accepts no payment, sponsorship, or promoted placement from any money transfer operator. Found an error or a stale corridor? File a correction via the contact page; we review reports against the published RPW extract and post a visible revision note when a change is warranted. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
Frequently asked
What is the cheapest way to send money internationally?
Digital fintech services typically offer the lowest fees, often under 1% on the cheapest corridors versus bank averages well above 6%. Costs vary by corridor. Check our corridor pages for specific country pairs.
Why are remittance fees so high for some corridors?
High fees are driven by limited competition, regulatory and compliance costs, thin digital infrastructure in receiving countries, and exchange-rate margins that aren't always transparent. Many Sub-Saharan Africa corridors still carry fees above 8%.
What is the UN SDG target for remittance costs?
UN Sustainable Development Goal 10.c targets reducing remittance costs to under 3% by 2030. The World Bank's reported global average remains around 6%, with many corridors still above 8 to 10%.
Where does this data come from?
PlainRemit uses the World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database, tracking quarterly costs for 377 international corridors. Flow-volume data is from World Bank remittance statistics.
Download the corridor cost extract (same CSV as /statistics): remittance-corridor-costs.csv.