Remittance corridor · World Bank RPW · 2025Q3

Switzerland → Serbia

Provider panel is low-tercile (3 RPW providers) on Switzerland → Serbia - a thin survey panel versus denser routes.

5.6%
Average cost
3.3%
Cheapest · Western Union
3
Providers tracked

How the 5.6% 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.

Provider-panel tercile vs fleet

RPW lists only 3 providers on this corridor - below the fleet panel tercile (~6). Average cost is 5.6%.

#200 of 348
cheapest-cost corpus rank
5.6%
average cost of a $200 transfer
-1.6pp
vs the 7.3% average of 348 corridors
+2.6pp
gap to the UN 3% target

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

D
Corridor Value Score
42/100
Switzerland to Serbia

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 D
5.62%
Average total cost, sending $200-equivalent
Speed A-
Same day
Average delivery time, latest quarter
FX transparency F
2.92%
Exchange-rate margin above the mid-market rate
Competition F
3 providers
Number of providers actively quoting this corridor
Cost trend F
+0.03pp
Change in average cost vs. the prior quarter

What changed

World Bank RPW release record: 2025Q1 to 2025Q3

  • Lowest observed transfer cost changed from 0.53% to 3.25% (+2.72 percentage points).
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Where this corridor sits by provider panel size

Switzerland → Serbia has 3 World Bank RPW providers among 377 tracked corridors (inventory signal, not a cost-quality ranking). Orthogonal to the cost comparison below.

Switzerland → Serbia vs all corridors by provider count

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

3 353rd of 377 higher than 24 of 377 corridors

Corridors, banded by RPW provider inventory

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

How Switzerland → Serbia compares

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

Switzerland → Serbia5.62%Cheapest provider3.25%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%) 78.1%
Cheapest

5.62% average - 2.6pp above target

Cost trend: Switzerland → Serbia

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

0%5%10%15%20% 2011Q12013Q42015Q32017Q22019Q12020Q42022Q32024Q22025Q3 5.62%3.25% CheapestAverage

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

Sending Country

Switzerland
Europe & Central Asia
6.94%
Avg outbound cost
$42.7B
Total remittances sent
All corridors from Switzerland →

Receiving Country

Serbia
Europe & Central Asia
7.54%
Avg inbound cost
$6.6B
Total remittances received
All corridors to Serbia →

Nearby Corridors from Switzerland

Switzerland sends through 4 corridors we track. Comparing them against the Switzerland → Serbia route shows whether this destination is cheap or expensive relative to that country's other outbound options.

#DestinationAvg costCheapest
1Hungary3.8%0.6%
2Sri Lanka5.3%2.3%
3Albania7.1%5.4%
4Kosovo12.9%5.7%

World Bank RPW fee spread

Release 2025Q3 CH→RS

5.6% avg · 3.3% floor · 2.37pp spread on $200

  • AVG 5.6%
  • CHEAP 3.3%
  • SPREAD 2.37pp
  • SDG +2.6pp
  • RANK #200 of 348
  • REL 2025Q3
  • PANEL 3
United States→Brazil5.63%Japan→Indonesia5.63%Qatar→Egypt5.63%Switzerland→Serbia (this)5.62%
Cross-sender corridors nearest Switzerland → Serbia by average RPW cost (2025Q3)

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

Thin provider panel on Switzerland → Serbia

RPW records only 3 providers on Switzerland → Serbia - below the fleet panel tercile (~6). Average cost is 5.62%.

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 3 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 0.03 percentage points over the tracked period, unusual stability against the broader downward trend seen on most corridors. Across 54 quarters on record, average cost ranged 5.3%–17.2%, with 0 quarters at or under the UN 3% target. It sits 2.6 pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

About Switzerland → Serbia 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 5.62%; cheapest observed 3.25% via Western Union; 3 providers tracked across 54 RPW quarters; vintage 2026-08-10.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to send money from Switzerland to Serbia?

Average 5.62% of the transfer amount (World Bank RPW, 2025Q3). Cheapest observed: 3.25% via Western Union.

What is the cheapest way to send money from Switzerland to Serbia?

Lowest RPW survey quote: 3.25% (Western Union). Panel is low-tercile with only 3 providers tracked.

Is the Switzerland to Serbia corridor meeting the UN SDG cost target?

Not yet: 5.6% is 2.6pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

Where does Switzerland → Serbia sit among tracked remittance corridors?

According to World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide average cost among 348 tracked corridors on PlainRemit, Switzerland → Serbia ranks #200 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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