Sending money to Egypt: costs by corridor and inflows
- Kuwait to Egypt, KWD 65
- 3.33% average total cost (KWD 2.17) 1
- UAE to Egypt, AED 735
- 3.70% average total cost (AED 27.17) 2
- Saudi Arabia to Egypt, SAR 750
- 5.15% average total cost (SAR 38.59) 3
- United States to Egypt, US$200
- 5.36% average total cost (US$10.71) 4
- Remittance inflows, fiscal year 2025/2026
- About US$47.3 billion 7
Average cost by corridor
The World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database publishes Q3 2025 averages for sending money to Egypt from Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the United States 1,23,4. The Kuwait page shows one average, for the KWD 65 amount 1. RPW shows no Q2 2025 average for these corridors 1,23,4.
| Corridor | Amount | Average fee | Exchange rate margin | Average total cost | Data collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait to Egypt 1 | KWD 65 1 | KWD 1.50 1 | 1.02% 1 | 3.33% (KWD 2.17) 1 | 10 July to 3 September 2025 1 |
| UAE to Egypt 2 | AED 735 2 | AED 23.13 2 | 0.55% 2 | 3.70% (AED 27.17) 2 | 15 August to 2 September 2025 2 |
| UAE to Egypt 2 | AED 1,835 2 | AED 29.08 2 | 0.55% 2 | 2.14% (AED 39.18) 2 | 15 August to 2 September 2025 2 |
| Saudi Arabia to Egypt 3 | SAR 750 3 | SAR 31.66 3 | 0.92% 3 | 5.15% (SAR 38.59) 3 | 21 August to 2 September 2025 3 |
| Saudi Arabia to Egypt 3 | SAR 1,870 3 | SAR 31.66 3 | 0.92% 3 | 2.62% (SAR 48.93) 3 | 21 August to 2 September 2025 3 |
| United States to Egypt 4 | US$200 4 | US$7.34 4 | 1.68% 4 | 5.36% (US$10.71) 4 | 20 August 2025 4 |
| United States to Egypt 4 | US$500 4 | US$11.05 4 | 1.68% 4 | 3.89% (US$19.46) 4 | 20 August 2025 4 |
How individual services compare
Kuwait: the sample has 25 services for KWD 65 1. Al Mulla Exchange bank account transfers showed a KWD 1.50 fee and a 2.83% total cost, the lowest 1. A Western Union cash transfer paid out at an agent cost 4.37%, the highest 1.
United Arab Emirates: DirectRemit (NBD), listed as a bank, showed no fee and a 0.50% total cost for a bank account transfer 2. A MoneyGram cash transfer at an agent cost 3.69% and a Western Union cash transfer at an agent cost 4.70% 2. Wise card transfers to a bank account cost 9.05% and 9.42% 2.
Saudi Arabia: Fawri bank account transfers showed a SAR 16.00 fee and a 2.63% total cost, the lowest 3. STC Pay mobile money transfers cost 3.25% to a bank account 3. Al Rajhi Bank and Bank Albilad showed a SAR 75.00 fee, with total costs from 10.42% to 10.87% 3.
United States: a Ria bank account transfer paid out in cash showed a US$1.90 fee and a 2.77% total cost, the lowest for US$200 4. A Wise credit card transfer showed a US$21.49 fee and a 10.77% total cost, the highest 4.
Remittance inflows
Central Bank of Egypt data showed remittances from Egyptians abroad of about US$47.3 billion in fiscal year 2025/2026, a record and up 29.6% from US$36.5 billion the year before, as reported by Xinhua on 21 August 2026 7. The same report gave June 2026 inflows as about US$4.2 billion, up 15.6% from June 2025 7.
Arab News reporter Reem Walid wrote on 16 June 2026 that inflows in the first 10 months of the fiscal year were US$39.2 billion, up 33.2% 6. April 2026 inflows were US$4.3 billion, according to that report 6.
What the averages leave out
RPW prices are collected by researchers posing as customers and contacting firms in each corridor 8. The amounts tested are the local currency equivalents of US$200 and US$500, set in 2008 8. Fees and taxes charged in the receiving country are not tracked in the database 8.
The global average cost of sending remittances was 6.36% in Q3 2025 5.
Common questions
What is the cheapest corridor to Egypt in the World Bank data?
Of the four corridors on this page, Kuwait to Egypt had the lowest Q3 2025 average for the smaller amount, at 3.33% 1.
What does it cost to send money from Saudi Arabia to Egypt?
The RPW average for SAR 750 in Q3 2025 was 5.15%, or SAR 38.59. Bank services in the sample cost more than 10% 3.
What does it cost to send US$200 from the US to Egypt?
The RPW average for Q3 2025 was 5.36%, or US$10.71, made up of a US$7.34 average fee and a 1.68% margin 4.
How much money do Egyptians abroad send home?
About US$47.3 billion in fiscal year 2025/2026, according to Central Bank of Egypt data as reported by Xinhua 7.
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Sources
- World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: Sending money from Kuwait to Egypt (Q3 2025 data)
- World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: Sending money from the United Arab Emirates to Egypt (Q3 2025 data)
- World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: Sending money from Saudi Arabia to Egypt (Q3 2025 data)
- World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: Sending money from the United States to Egypt (Q3 2025 data)
- World Bank: Remittance Prices Worldwide main report and annex, Issue 54, Q3 2025 data (September 2025)
- Arab News, by Reem Walid: Egypt records 33.2% YoY rise in remittances in first 10 months of FY2025/26 (16 June 2026)
- The Star, Xinhua report: Egyptian expat remittances hit record 47.3 bln USD in fiscal year 2025/2026 (21 August 2026)
- World Bank: Remittance Prices Worldwide methodology (accessed 20 October 2026)
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