Remittance corridor · World Bank RPW · 2025Q3

Bahrain → Bangladesh

Short RPW track record (26 quarters) on Bahrain → Bangladesh - lower depth tercile; history is thin.

6.2%
Average cost
5.7%
Cheapest · National Finance and Exchange Co
8
Providers tracked

How the 6.2% average cost breaks down

World Bank RPW splits total remittance cost into the provider's transaction fee and the exchange-rate margin applied to the transfer. Same 2025Q3 figures as the detail table below.

RPW-depth tercile vs fleet

This corridor carries only 26 RPW average-cost quarters - lower depth tercile (below ~39). Latest average is 6.2%.

#223 of 348
cheapest-cost corpus rank
6.2%
average cost of a $200 transfer
-1.1pp
vs the 7.3% average of 348 corridors
+3.2pp
gap to the UN 3% target

Compared against the 348 corridors in the 2025Q3 release, not a generic headline figure.

F
Corridor Value Score
31/100
Bahrain to Bangladesh

Based on average cost, delivery speed, FX margin, provider competition, and cost trend from World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide data, benchmarked against all 348 tracked corridors - not a quote or a prediction of what you will pay.

Cost F
6.20%
Average total cost, sending $200-equivalent
Speed F
Same day
Average delivery time, latest quarter
FX transparency F
4.54%
Exchange-rate margin above the mid-market rate
Competition C
8 providers
Number of providers actively quoting this corridor
Cost trend F
+0.99pp
Change in average cost vs. the prior quarter

What changed

World Bank RPW release record: 2025Q1 to 2025Q3

  • Average transfer cost changed from 5.20% to 6.20% (+0.99 percentage points).
  • Lowest observed transfer cost changed from 4.54% to 5.73% (+1.19 percentage points).
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Where this corridor sits by provider panel size

Bahrain → Bangladesh has 8 World Bank RPW providers among 377 tracked corridors (inventory signal, not a cost-quality ranking). Orthogonal to the cost comparison below.

Bahrain → Bangladesh vs all corridors by provider count

Where this corridor's RPW provider panel sits among every tracked route

8 173rd of 377 higher than 204 of 377 corridors

Corridors, banded by RPW provider inventory

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Source World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide · 2026-08-10

How Bahrain → Bangladesh compares

Average cost of a $200 transfer, percent, lower is cheaper

Bahrain → Bangladesh6.2%Cheapest provider5.73%348-corridor average (2025Q3)7.25%World Bank global average6.4%UN SDG 10.c target3%

Source: World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW); UN SDG 10.c As of 2025Q3

SDG 10.c progress (target: 3%) 73.4%
Cheapest

6.20% average - 3.2pp above target

Cost trend: Bahrain → Bangladesh

Average and cheapest cost of a $200 transfer over time, percent

0%2%4%6%8%10% 2019Q12020Q12021Q12022Q12023Q12024Q12025Q12025Q3 6.2%5.73% CheapestAverage

Source: World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) As of 2025Q3

Sending Country

Bahrain
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3.25%
Avg outbound cost
0
All corridors from Bahrain →

Receiving Country

Bangladesh
South Asia
8.73%
Avg inbound cost
$33.9B
Total remittances received
All corridors to Bangladesh →

Nearby Corridors from Bahrain

Bahrain's outbound coverage in our data is limited to a handful of corridors; here is how the others compare.

#DestinationAvg costCheapest
1Pakistan1.4%0.5%
2India2.2%0.2%
3Egypt3.3%2.4%

World Bank RPW fee spread

Release 2025Q3 BH→BD

6.2% avg · 5.7% floor · 0.47pp spread on $200

  • AVG 6.2%
  • CHEAP 5.7%
  • SPREAD 0.47pp
  • SDG +3.2pp
  • RANK #223 of 348
  • REL 2025Q3
  • PANEL 8
Canada→Vietnam6.2%Czech Republic→Ukraine6.18%Côte d'Ivoire→Mali6.17%Bahrain→Bangladesh (this)6.2%
Cross-sender corridors nearest Bahrain → Bangladesh by average RPW cost (2025Q3)

Fee spread manifest for Bahrain → Bangladesh: entity-varying RPW stamps plus cross-sender ABS(avg_cost) peers from the current release. Compare corridors side-by-side →

Short RPW history on Bahrain → Bangladesh

Only 26 RPW average-cost quarters sit on this corridor - lower depth tercile (below ~39). Latest average is 6.20%.

That cheapest figure comes from the World Bank's mystery-shopping survey: trained researchers pose as customers and obtain real quotes for a standardized $200 transfer, across the 8 banks, money transfer operators, post offices and mobile-money providers RPW tracks on this corridor. It is a snapshot from that survey quarter, not a live guarantee -- confirm the current rate directly with the provider before sending.

Costs here have crept up 0.99 percentage points over the tracked period, bucking the wider trend toward cheaper transfers seen on most corridors. Across 26 quarters on record, average cost ranged 0.8%–8.9%, with 13 quarters at or under the UN 3% target. It sits 3.2 pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

About Bahrain → Bangladesh data

PlainRemit compares international money-transfer costs across tracked corridors so you can see which routes and providers charge the least before you send money abroad. This corridor's figures are computed directly from the World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) quarterly survey, a mystery-shopping panel of actual transfer quotes for a standardized $200 transfer.

Average 6.20%; cheapest observed 5.73% via National Finance and Exchange Co; 8 providers tracked across 26 RPW quarters; vintage 2026-08-10.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to send money from Bahrain to Bangladesh?

Average 6.20% of the transfer amount (World Bank RPW, 2025Q3). Cheapest observed: 5.73% via National Finance and Exchange Co.

What is the cheapest way to send money from Bahrain to Bangladesh?

Lowest RPW survey quote on this corridor: 5.73% (National Finance and Exchange Co). 8 providers tracked.

Is the Bahrain to Bangladesh corridor meeting the UN SDG cost target?

Not yet: 6.2% is 3.2pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

Where does Bahrain → Bangladesh sit among tracked remittance corridors?

According to World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide average cost among 348 tracked corridors on PlainRemit, Bahrain → Bangladesh ranks #223 of 348 (cheapest = #1). Ordinal uses latest_avg_cost ASC matching /rankings/cheapest. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Source: World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) Database (2011-2025). See our methodology for details.

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