Receiving country · World Bank RPW · BW
Send money to Botswana
Inbound average cost sits in the upper fleet tercile at 16.4% across 1 source corridors - recipients absorb more than typical RPW-tracked markets.
- 16.4%
- Avg inbound cost
- 5.6%
- Cheapest · from South Africa
- 1
- Source corridor
Inbound-cost tercile vs fleet
Botswana posts a 16.4% average inbound cost, above the fleet upper tercile (~7.8%) - across 1 source corridor. Cheapest tracked floor: 5.6% from South Africa.
- #100 of 110
- cost corpus rank (cheapest=#1)
- 16.4%
- average inbound cost
- 5.6%
- cheapest source: South Africa
- 1
- source corridor tracked
Cheapest Ways to Send Money to Botswana
All Corridors to Botswana
| # | From | Avg cost | Cheapest | Cheapest provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 16.4% | 5.6% | First National Bank of South Africa |
High inbound cost into Botswana
World Bank RPW tracks 1 inbound corridors into Botswana at an average 16.45% - above the fleet upper tercile (~7.8%). Recipients here absorb more than typical RPW markets, 10.0 pp above the ~6.4% global average.
The three cheapest inbound corridors to Botswana right now are from South Africa at 5.57% via First National Bank of South Africa. These are floor prices on a $200 transfer into Botswana, fee plus FX margin.
On a high-cost receive market, comparing the cheapest provider on the specific corridor matters more than picking a household brand - within-corridor price dispersion often exceeds the gap between the cheapest and dearest origins.
About Botswana inbound 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 country'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. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 10.c target is to reduce remittance transaction costs to below 3% by 2030; always verify current rates directly with providers before sending money, rates change frequently.
Average inbound cost 16.45%; 1 source corridor tracked to Botswana; vintage 2026-08-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is sent to Botswana each year?
Botswana has no positive WDI total_inflow in this build; RPW still quotes 1 inbound corridor at 16.45% average cost.
What is the cheapest way to receive money in Botswana?
On World Bank RPW $200 sends, the cheapest inbound floors into Botswana are from South Africa, as low as 5.57%. Country average inbound cost is 16.45% (upper fleet tercile).
How have remittance costs to Botswana changed over time?
Botswana's current average inbound cost is 16.45%, above the fleet upper tercile (~7.8%) and 10.0 pp above the ~6.4% global RPW average. RPW has tracked this receive market since 2011; UN SDG 10.c still targets ≤3% by 2030.
Where does Botswana sit among remittance-receiving countries?
Among 110 tracked receiving countries on PlainRemit with World Bank RPW cost data, Botswana ranks #100 of 110 by average inbound transfer cost (cheapest = #1). /send-to browses alphabetically; this cost ordinal is the analytical placement basis.