Remittance corridor · World Bank RPW · 2025Q3

France → Cameroon

Average cost sits in the lower fleet tercile at 3.1% on this France → Cameroon route - cheaper than most RPW peers.

3.1%
Average cost
1.3%
Cheapest · Remitly
6
Providers tracked

How the 3.1% 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.

Corridor-cost tercile vs fleet

France → Cameroon posts 3.1% average cost, below the fleet lower tercile (~4.3%), ranking #39 of 348. Cheapest tracked floor: 1.3% via Remitly.

#39 of 348
cheapest-cost corpus rank
3.1%
average cost of a $200 transfer
-4.2pp
vs the 7.3% average of 348 corridors
+0.1pp
gap to the UN 3% target

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

B
Corridor Value Score
74/100
France to Cameroon

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 A
3.08%
Average total cost, sending $200-equivalent
Speed A
Same day
Average delivery time, latest quarter
FX transparency C
1.37%
Exchange-rate margin above the mid-market rate
Competition F
6 providers
Number of providers actively quoting this corridor
Cost trend A
-1.77pp
Change in average cost vs. the prior quarter

What changed

World Bank RPW release record: 2025Q1 to 2025Q3

  • Average transfer cost changed from 4.85% to 3.08% (-1.77 percentage points).
  • Lowest observed transfer cost changed from 1.60% to 1.26% (-0.34 percentage points).
  • Providers recorded by the source changed from 8 to 6 (-2 providers).
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Where this corridor sits by provider panel size

France → Cameroon has 6 World Bank RPW providers among 377 tracked corridors (inventory signal, not a cost-quality ranking). Orthogonal to the cost comparison below.

France → Cameroon vs all corridors by provider count

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

6 265th of 377 higher than 112 of 377 corridors

Corridors, banded by RPW provider inventory

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

How France → Cameroon compares

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

France → Cameroon3.08%Cheapest provider1.26%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%) 99.3%
Cheapest

3.08% average - 0.1pp above target

Cost trend: France → Cameroon

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

0%2%4%6%8% 2015Q42017Q12018Q22019Q32020Q42022Q12023Q22024Q32025Q3 3.08%1.26% CheapestAverage

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

Sending Country

France
Europe & Central Asia
7.31%
Avg outbound cost
$20.8B
Total remittances sent
All corridors from France →

Receiving Country

Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.08%
Avg inbound cost
0
All corridors to Cameroon →

Nearby Corridors from France

France is one of the most connected sending markets in our data, with 15 tracked outbound corridors. The 5 below span the widest cost range, from the cheapest to send anywhere from France through to the most expensive.

#DestinationAvg costCheapest
1Senegal2.4%0.9%
2Mali2.9%1.2%
3Togo3.4%2.5%
4Comoros3.8%2.8%
5Côte d'Ivoire4.0%1.0%

World Bank RPW fee spread

Release 2025Q3 FR→CM

3.1% avg · 1.3% floor · 1.82pp spread on $200

  • AVG 3.1%
  • CHEAP 1.3%
  • SPREAD 1.82pp
  • SDG +0.1pp
  • RANK #39 of 348
  • REL 2025Q3
  • PANEL 6
United Kingdom→Sri Lanka3.06%Oman→Nepal3.11%Norway→Pakistan3.12%France→Cameroon (this)3.08%
Cross-sender corridors nearest France → Cameroon by average RPW cost (2025Q3)

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

Low transfer cost on France → Cameroon

World Bank RPW prices France → Cameroon at 3.08% (2025Q3) - below the fleet lower tercile (~4.3%). That places this route among cheaper corridors on the panel, 3.3 pp under the ~6.4% global average.

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 6 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 eased 1.77 percentage points over the tracked period, a real if modest gain for senders as competition increased. Across 39 quarters on record, average cost ranged 3.1%–6.2%, with 0 quarters at or under the UN 3% target. It sits 0.1 pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

About France → Cameroon 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 3.08%; cheapest observed 1.26% via Remitly; 6 providers tracked across 39 RPW quarters; vintage 2026-08-10.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to send money from France to Cameroon?

Average 3.08% of the transfer amount (World Bank RPW, 2025Q3) - lower fleet tercile (below ~4.3%). Cheapest observed: 1.26% via Remitly.

What is the cheapest way to send money from France to Cameroon?

Lowest RPW survey quote on this corridor: 1.26% (Remitly). 6 providers tracked.

Is the France to Cameroon corridor meeting the UN SDG cost target?

Not yet: 3.1% is 0.1pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

Where does France → Cameroon sit among tracked remittance corridors?

According to World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide average cost among 348 tracked corridors on PlainRemit, France → Cameroon ranks #39 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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