Remittance corridor · World Bank RPW · 2025Q3

Oman → Nepal

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

3.1%
Average cost
2.1%
Cheapest · MoneyGram
5
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

Oman → Nepal posts 3.1% average cost, below the fleet lower tercile (~4.3%), ranking #40 of 348. Cheapest tracked floor: 2.1% via MoneyGram.

#40 of 348
cheapest-cost corpus rank
3.1%
average cost of a $200 transfer
-4.1pp
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
69/100
Oman to Nepal

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
3.11%
Average total cost, sending $200-equivalent
Speed A+
Same day
Average delivery time, latest quarter
FX transparency A-
0.45%
Exchange-rate margin above the mid-market rate
Competition F
5 providers
Number of providers actively quoting this corridor
Cost trend F
+0.24pp
Change in average cost vs. the prior quarter

What changed

World Bank RPW release record: 2025Q1 to 2025Q3

  • Average transfer cost changed from 2.87% to 3.11% (+0.24 percentage points).
  • Lowest observed transfer cost changed from 2.42% to 2.14% (-0.28 percentage points).
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Where this corridor sits by provider panel size

Oman → Nepal has 5 World Bank RPW providers among 377 tracked corridors (inventory signal, not a cost-quality ranking). Orthogonal to the cost comparison below.

Oman → Nepal vs all corridors by provider count

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

5 304th of 377 higher than 73 of 377 corridors

Corridors, banded by RPW provider inventory

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

How Oman → Nepal compares

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

Oman → Nepal3.11%Cheapest provider2.14%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%) 99.1%
Cheapest

3.11% average - 0.1pp above target

Cost trend: Oman → Nepal

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

1%2%3%4%5%6% 2016Q22017Q32018Q42020Q12021Q22022Q32023Q42025Q12025Q3 3.11%2.14% CheapestAverage

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

Sending Country

Oman
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3.94%
Avg outbound cost
0
All corridors from Oman →

Receiving Country

Nepal
South Asia
3.59%
Avg inbound cost
0
All corridors to Nepal →

Nearby Corridors from Oman

Oman sends through 5 corridors we track. Comparing them against the Oman → Nepal route shows whether this destination is cheap or expensive relative to that country's other outbound options.

#DestinationAvg costCheapest
1Jordan2.8%2.7%
2Pakistan3.0%0.9%
3India3.3%2.4%
4Sri Lanka3.3%3.1%
5Bangladesh8.1%6.7%

World Bank RPW fee spread

Release 2025Q3 OM→NP

3.1% avg · 2.1% floor · 0.97pp spread on $200

  • AVG 3.1%
  • CHEAP 2.1%
  • SPREAD 0.97pp
  • SDG +0.1pp
  • RANK #40 of 348
  • REL 2025Q3
  • PANEL 5
Norway→Pakistan3.12%United Kingdom→Romania3.12%India→Nepal3.14%Oman→Nepal (this)3.11%
Cross-sender corridors nearest Oman → Nepal by average RPW cost (2025Q3)

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

Low transfer cost on Oman → Nepal

World Bank RPW prices Oman → Nepal at 3.11% (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 5 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 on this route have stayed essentially flat, moving 0.24 percentage points over the tracked period, unusual stability against the broader downward trend seen on most corridors. Across 37 quarters on record, average cost ranged 2.7%–5.7%, with 9 quarters at or under the UN 3% target. It sits 0.1 pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

About Oman → Nepal 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 3.11%; cheapest observed 2.14% via MoneyGram; 5 providers tracked across 37 RPW quarters; vintage 2026-08-10.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to send money from Oman to Nepal?

Average 3.11% of the transfer amount (World Bank RPW, 2025Q3) - lower fleet tercile (below ~4.3%). Cheapest observed: 2.14% via MoneyGram.

What is the cheapest way to send money from Oman to Nepal?

Lowest RPW survey quote: 2.14% (MoneyGram). Panel is low-tercile with only 5 providers tracked.

Is the Oman to Nepal corridor meeting the UN SDG cost target?

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

Where does Oman → Nepal sit among tracked remittance corridors?

According to World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide average cost among 348 tracked corridors on PlainRemit, Oman → Nepal ranks #40 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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