Receiving country · World Bank RPW · KZ
Send money to Kazakhstan
Annual WDI inflows land in the lower fleet tercile ($0.2B) - a thin receive book relative to larger RPW destinations.
- 1.5%
- Avg inbound cost
- 0.9%
- Cheapest · from Russia
- $0.2B
- Received per year
- 1
- Source corridor
WDI-inflow tercile vs fleet
Kazakhstan pulls in $0.2B a year, lower fleet tercile (below ~$1.5B), ranking #50 of 53 by WDI inflow. Average inbound cost is 1.5%.
- #50 of 53
- WDI inflow corpus rank
- 1.5%
- average inbound cost
- 0.9%
- cheapest source: Russia
- $0.2B
- received annually
Cheapest Ways to Send Money to Kazakhstan
All Corridors to Kazakhstan
| # | From | Avg cost | Cheapest | Cheapest provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1.5% | 0.9% | Unistream |
Thin remittance inflows into Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan pulls in about $0.2B a year (lower inflow tercile, below ~$1.5B) across 1 RPW source corridors at 1.47% average inbound cost.
The three cheapest inbound corridors to Kazakhstan right now are from Russia at 0.95% via Unistream. These are floor prices on a $200 transfer into Kazakhstan, fee plus FX margin.
For senders pointing money toward Kazakhstan, compare the cheapest provider on the specific corridor rather than defaulting to a household brand.
About Kazakhstan 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 1.47%; 1 source corridor tracked to Kazakhstan; vintage 2026-08-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is sent to Kazakhstan each year?
Kazakhstan receives about $0.2B a year - lower inflow tercile - from 1 RPW source countries at 1.47% average inbound cost.
What is the cheapest way to receive money in Kazakhstan?
On World Bank RPW $200 sends, the cheapest inbound floors into Kazakhstan are from Russia, as low as 0.95%. Country average inbound cost is 1.47% (lower fleet tercile).
How have remittance costs to Kazakhstan changed over time?
Kazakhstan's current average inbound cost is 1.47%, below the fleet lower tercile (~5.3%) and 4.9 pp under the ~6.4% global RPW average. RPW has tracked this receive market since 2011.
Where does Kazakhstan sit among remittance-receiving countries?
According to World Bank WDI remittance inflows among 53 tracked receiving countries on PlainRemit, Kazakhstan ranks #50 of 53 by annual dollars received. /send-to browses alphabetically; this inflow ordinal matches the largest-receivers research ranking.