Receiving country · World Bank RPW · EG
Send money to Egypt
Annual WDI inflows land in the upper fleet tercile ($41.5B) with 8 tracked source corridors into Egypt.
- 4.7%
- Avg inbound cost
- 0.5%
- Cheapest · from United Arab Emirates
- $41.5B
- Received per year
- 8
- Source corridors
WDI-inflow tercile vs fleet
Egypt pulls in $41.5B a year, upper fleet tercile (above ~$10.1B), ranking #4 of 53 by WDI inflow. Average inbound cost is 4.7%.
- #4 of 53
- WDI inflow corpus rank
- 4.7%
- average inbound cost
- 0.5%
- cheapest source: United Arab Emirates
- $41.5B
- received annually
Inbound cost bands to Egypt
8 source corridors counted once by recorded average cost on a $200 send. The four bands sum to 8.
NEAR Near-target 3–5% lane · country average 4.7%
Cheapest Ways to Send Money to Egypt
All Corridors to Egypt
| # | From | Avg cost | Cheapest | Cheapest provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 2.3% | 1.3% | Musharbash Exchange |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3.3% | 2.4% | Ezremit |
| 3 | Kuwait | 3.3% | 2.8% | Al Mulla Exchange |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3.7% | 0.5% | DirectRemit (NBD) |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 5.1% | 2.6% | Fawri |
| 6 | United States | 5.4% | 2.8% | Ria |
| 7 | Qatar | 5.6% | 2.5% | Western Union |
| 8 | Italy | 9.0% | 1.8% | Poste Italiane via Western Union |
Large remittance inflows into Egypt
Egypt pulls in about $41.5B a year (upper inflow tercile, above ~$10.1B) across 8 RPW source corridors at 4.72% average inbound cost.
The three cheapest inbound corridors to Egypt right now are from United Arab Emirates at 0.50% via DirectRemit (NBD), Jordan at 1.29% via Musharbash Exchange, Italy at 1.82% via Poste Italiane via Western Union. These are floor prices on a $200 transfer into Egypt, fee plus FX margin.
For senders pointing money toward Egypt, compare the cheapest provider on the specific corridor rather than defaulting to a household brand.
About Egypt 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 4.72%; 8 source corridors tracked to Egypt; vintage 2026-08-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is sent to Egypt each year?
Egypt receives about $41.5B a year - upper inflow tercile among WDI-tracked receivers - from 8 RPW source countries at 4.72% average inbound cost.
What is the cheapest way to receive money in Egypt?
On World Bank RPW $200 sends, the cheapest inbound floors into Egypt are from United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Italy, as low as 0.50%. Country average inbound cost is 4.72% (lower fleet tercile).
How have remittance costs to Egypt changed over time?
Egypt's current average inbound cost is 4.72%, below the fleet lower tercile (~5.3%) and 1.7 pp under the ~6.4% global RPW average. RPW has tracked this receive market since 2011.
Where does Egypt sit among remittance-receiving countries?
According to World Bank WDI remittance inflows among 53 tracked receiving countries on PlainRemit, Egypt ranks #4 of 53 by annual dollars received. /send-to browses alphabetically; this inflow ordinal matches the largest-receivers research ranking.