What it costs to send money to Africa
Fees and exchange-rate margins for sending money to African countries by corridor and provider type, from World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide and central banks, dated. Updated 20 October 2026.
Explainers
- Exchange rate margins explained
How the exchange rate margin adds to the cost of sending money, how the World Bank and SDG indicator 10.c.1 measure total cost, with RPW examples.
- How remittance fees work
The two parts of a remittance price, how the World Bank measures total cost, the 3% SDG target and the latest global and Sub-Saharan Africa averages.
- Mobile wallet remittances compared with cash and bank deposit
World Bank Q3 2025 data on what remittances cost when paid into a mobile wallet, picked up in cash or deposited in a bank account.
Corridors
- Sending money from the UAE to Africa: costs and rules
World Bank Q3 2025 costs to send money from the UAE to Egypt and Sudan, with Central Bank of the UAE rules for exchange houses.
- Sending money to Cameroon: costs, BEAC rules and flows
World Bank Q3 2025 cost to send money from France to Cameroon by provider, with BEAC data on transfers into the CEMAC zone and 2026 rules.
- Sending money to Egypt: costs by corridor and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Egypt from Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the US, with 2025/2026 remittance inflows.
- Sending money to Ethiopia: costs and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Ethiopia from the US, UK and Saudi Arabia, provider types, and National Bank of Ethiopia figures.
- Sending money to Ghana: costs, rules and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Ghana from the US and UK, Bank of Ghana remittance rules and 2026 inflow figures.
- Sending money to Kenya: costs and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Kenya from the US, UK and Tanzania, provider types, and Central Bank of Kenya remittance figures.
- Sending money to Morocco: costs by corridor and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Morocco from Belgium, Spain, Italy and France, with 2026 Office des Changes inflow data.
- Sending money to Nigeria: costs and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Nigeria from the US, UK and Ghana, provider types, and Central Bank of Nigeria remittance figures.
- Sending money to Rwanda: costs and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Rwanda from the UK and Kenya, licensed providers and National Bank of Rwanda inflow figures.
- Sending money to Senegal: costs, rules and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Senegal from France and Italy, BCEAO payment service rules and 2024 remittance inflows.
- Sending money to Somalia: costs and rules
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Somalia from the UK and US, and Central Bank of Somalia rules for money transfer businesses.
- Sending money to Tanzania: costs and official figures
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Tanzania from the UK and Kenya, approved transfer operators and Bank of Tanzania figures.
- Sending money to Uganda: costs and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Uganda from the UK and Kenya, provider types, and Bank of Uganda remittance figures for 2025.
- Sending money to Zimbabwe: costs, rules and inflows
World Bank Q3 2025 average costs to send money to Zimbabwe from South Africa and the UK, Reserve Bank payout policy and 2026 inflows.
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