Bangladesh
Inward remittancesGlobal rank #8
$27.1B
Outward remittancesGlobal rank #85
$168M
Net remittance positionNet recipient2024
$27.0B
Inflows are 161.09× outflows
Inward vs. outward remittance trends
Annual nominal transfers in billions USD (2000–2024)
OutwardInward
| Year | Inward ($B) | Outward ($B) | Net Position ($B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.97 | 0.00 | 1.96 |
| 2001 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 2.10 |
| 2002 | 2.86 | 0.01 | 2.85 |
| 2003 | 3.19 | 0.01 | 3.18 |
| 2004 | 3.58 | 0.01 | 3.58 |
| 2005 | 4.31 | 0.01 | 4.31 |
| 2006 | 5.43 | 0.00 | 5.42 |
| 2007 | 6.56 | 0.00 | 6.56 |
| 2008 | 8.94 | 0.01 | 8.93 |
| 2009 | 10.52 | 0.01 | 10.51 |
| 2010 | 10.85 | 0.01 | 10.84 |
| 2011 | 12.07 | 0.01 | 12.06 |
| 2012 | 14.12 | 0.01 | 14.11 |
| 2013 | 13.87 | 0.02 | 13.85 |
| 2014 | 14.99 | 0.03 | 14.96 |
| 2015 | 15.30 | 0.03 | 15.26 |
| 2016 | 13.57 | 0.04 | 13.53 |
| 2017 | 13.50 | 0.05 | 13.46 |
| 2018 | 15.57 | 0.06 | 15.51 |
| 2019 | 18.36 | 0.08 | 18.28 |
| 2020 | 21.75 | 0.09 | 21.66 |
| 2021 | 22.21 | 0.10 | 22.11 |
| 2022 | 21.51 | 0.14 | 21.37 |
| 2023 | 22.17 | 0.15 | 22.02 |
| 2024 | 27.12 | 0.17 | 26.95 |
Corridor cost and speed
Fee, FX margin, total cost and transfer speed for money received into Bangladesh.
This section includes corridor data from Q4 2023 – Q3 2025. Each row shows its exact survey period.
| Sending Country | Send $200 | Send $500 | Speed | Survey Period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Under 1 Hour | Same Day or Faster | ||
| United Kingdom | 1.63% | 3.48% | 5.11% | 0.75% | 3.48% | 4.23% | 68.75% | 78.13% | Q3 2025 |
| Bahrain | 1.65% | 4.54% | 6.20% | 0.65% | 4.54% | 5.19% | 36.36% | 63.64% | Q3 2025 |
| Singapore | 1.91% | 4.64% | 6.54% | 1.07% | 4.64% | 5.71% | 43.48% | 65.22% | Q3 2025 |
| Kuwait | 1.79% | 4.84% | 6.63% | 0.78% | 4.84% | 5.61% | 7.14% | 17.86% | Q3 2025 |
| Qatar | 2.74% | 4.44% | 7.18% | 1.10% | 4.44% | 5.54% | 25.00% | 75.00% | Q3 2025 |
| Malaysia | 2.17% | 5.34% | 7.51% | 0.97% | 5.34% | 6.30% | 46.67% | 53.33% | Q3 2025 |
| United States | 2.53% | 5.08% | 7.61% | 1.58% | 5.08% | 6.66% | 58.33% | 58.33% | Q3 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.17% | 4.55% | 7.72% | 1.99% | 4.55% | 6.53% | 55.56% | 77.78% | Q3 2025 |
| Oman | 2.80% | 5.25% | 8.05% | 1.11% | 5.25% | 6.36% | 100.00% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
| India | 4.41% | 4.07% | 8.48% | 2.11% | 4.07% | 6.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Q1 2024 |
| Italy | 5.66% | 3.89% | 9.55% | 2.45% | 3.89% | 6.34% | 46.67% | 53.33% | Q3 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.90% | 5.30% | 10.20% | 1.96% | 5.31% | 7.28% | 55.56% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
| Pakistan | 8.02% | 14.71% | 22.73% | 5.98% | 14.71% | 20.70% | 50.00% | 100.00% | Q4 2023 |
Corridor-balanced summary
Unweighted medians across 13 inbound corridors
- Median cost ($200)
- 7.61% Median across corridors
- Median cost ($500)
- 6.30% Median across corridors
- Under 1 Hour
- 46.67% Median corridor share
- Same Day or Faster
- 65.22% Median corridor share
Cost vs. speed
Each dot represents a corridor · $200 transfer
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Sources
| Dataset | Source / Publisher | Release / Period | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remittance Flows Datasets | World Bank | July 2025 | Open |
| Remittance Prices Worldwide | World Bank | Q3 2025 | Open |
Methodology
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