Indonesia

Inward remittancesGlobal rank #13
$16.0B
Outward remittancesGlobal rank #18
$11.1B
Net remittance positionNet recipient2024
$4.9B
Inflows are 1.44× outflows

Inward vs. outward remittance trends

Annual nominal transfers in billions USD (2000–2024)

OutwardInward
Indonesia inward and outward remittance trendAnnual source values from 2000 through 2024. Missing values create gaps.$0$10B$20B$11.1B$16B200020052010201520202024

Corridor cost and speed

Fee, FX margin, total cost and transfer speed for money received into Indonesia.

Ordered by $200 total cost, lowest first
Sending CountrySend $200Send $500SpeedSurvey Period
FeeFX MarginTotal CostFeeFX MarginTotal CostUnder 1 HourSame Day or Faster
Singapore2.25%0.98%3.23%1.12%0.98%2.10%48.39%74.19%Q3 2025
Australia1.56%1.72%3.28%0.74%1.72%2.46%47.37%47.37%Q3 2025
Saudi Arabia2.27%1.24%3.51%0.91%1.24%2.16%40.00%100.00%Q3 2025
Netherlands2.91%1.38%4.29%1.29%1.38%2.67%73.91%73.91%Q3 2025
United Arab Emirates3.62%0.92%4.55%2.07%0.92%3.00%75.00%100.00%Q3 2025
Malaysia2.27%2.54%4.80%0.93%2.54%3.46%58.33%69.44%Q3 2025
Japan4.64%0.99%5.63%2.07%0.99%3.07%27.78%50.00%Q3 2025
United States3.55%2.16%5.71%1.74%2.06%3.80%62.50%79.17%Q3 2025
Thailand9.30%3.50%12.81%4.05%3.50%7.55%50.00%50.00%Q3 2025

Corridor-balanced summary

Unweighted medians across 9 inbound corridors

Q3 2025
Median cost ($200)
4.55%
Median across corridors
Median cost ($500)
3.00%
Median across corridors
Under 1 Hour
50.00%
Median corridor share
Same Day or Faster
73.91%
Median corridor share

Cost vs. speed

Each dot represents a corridor · $200 transfer

Q3 2025
Remittance corridor cost versus speedAverage cost for a 200 US dollar transfer on the horizontal axis and the share of transfer records reporting under one hour on the vertical axis.0%25%50%75%100%0%1.6%3.3%4.9%6.5%8.1%9.8%11.4%13%Total cost (%)Under 1 hour (%)Singapore: 3.23% cost, 48.39% under one hourSingaporeAustralia: 3.28% cost, 47.37% under one hourAustraliaSaudi Arabia: 3.51% cost, 40.00% under one hourSaudi ArabiaNetherlands: 4.29% cost, 73.91% under one hourNetherlandsUnited Arab Emirates: 4.55% cost, 75.00% under one hourUnited Arab EmiratesMalaysia: 4.80% cost, 58.33% under one hourMalaysiaJapan: 5.63% cost, 27.78% under one hourJapanUnited States: 5.71% cost, 62.50% under one hourUnited StatesThailand: 12.81% cost, 50.00% under one hourThailand

Hover over or focus a dot for corridor details.

Sources

DatasetSource / PublisherRelease / PeriodLink
Remittance Flows DatasetsWorld BankJuly 2025Open
Remittance Prices WorldwideWorld BankQ3 2025Open

Methodology

Figures shown on this page include calculations derived from the underlying datasets.

View full methodology