Receiving country · World Bank RPW · KE
Send money to Kenya
Inbound average cost sits in the upper fleet tercile at 17.8% across 6 source corridors - recipients absorb more than typical RPW-tracked markets.
- 17.8%
- Avg inbound cost
- 0.4%
- Cheapest · from United Kingdom
- 6
- Source corridors
Inbound-cost tercile vs fleet
Kenya posts a 17.8% average inbound cost, above the fleet upper tercile (~7.8%) - across 6 source corridors. Cheapest tracked floor: 0.4% from United Kingdom.
- #101 of 110
- cost corpus rank (cheapest=#1)
- 17.8%
- average inbound cost
- 0.4%
- cheapest source: United Kingdom
- 6
- source corridors tracked
Inbound cost bands to Kenya
6 source corridors counted once by recorded average cost on a $200 send. The four bands sum to 6.
HEAVY Heavy-fee >8% lane · country average 17.8%
Cheapest Ways to Send Money to Kenya
All Corridors to Kenya
| # | From | Avg cost | Cheapest | Cheapest provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 3.4% | 0.4% | Sendwave |
| 2 | United States | 4.4% | 0.7% | WorldRemit |
| 3 | Canada | 6.0% | 0.9% | WorldRemit |
| 4 | South Africa | 10.6% | 3.4% | Sikhona Money Transfers |
| 5 | Rwanda | 22.6% | 2.4% | Ecobank Rapidcash |
| 6 | Tanzania | 60.0% | 0.7% | Western Union |
High inbound cost into Kenya
World Bank RPW tracks 6 inbound corridors into Kenya at an average 17.83% - above the fleet upper tercile (~7.8%). Recipients here absorb more than typical RPW markets, 11.4 pp above the ~6.4% global average.
The three cheapest inbound corridors to Kenya right now are from United Kingdom at 0.38% via Sendwave, United States at 0.69% via WorldRemit, Tanzania at 0.72% via Western Union. These are floor prices on a $200 transfer into Kenya, 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 Kenya 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 17.83%; 6 source corridors tracked to Kenya; vintage 2026-08-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is sent to Kenya each year?
Kenya has no positive WDI total_inflow in this build; RPW still quotes 6 inbound corridors at 17.83% average cost.
What is the cheapest way to receive money in Kenya?
On World Bank RPW $200 sends, the cheapest inbound floors into Kenya are from United Kingdom, United States, Tanzania, as low as 0.38%. Country average inbound cost is 17.83% (upper fleet tercile).
How have remittance costs to Kenya changed over time?
Kenya's current average inbound cost is 17.83%, above the fleet upper tercile (~7.8%) and 11.4 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 Kenya sit among remittance-receiving countries?
Among 110 tracked receiving countries on PlainRemit with World Bank RPW cost data, Kenya ranks #101 of 110 by average inbound transfer cost (cheapest = #1). /send-to browses alphabetically; this cost ordinal is the analytical placement basis.