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Average cost of sending USD 500 from India to Sri Lanka (World Bank)

Remittance costs (World Bank). % of amount sent, quarterly.

Data source: World Bank, rpw_dataset.xlsx (28 Sep 2026)

Macro Lab · LK.EXT.WB_RPW.IND.USD500.Q · CC BY 4.0

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  • Source World Bank, compiled by Macro Lab
  • Unit % of amount sent
  • Date range 2020 Q1 – 2025 Q3
  • Last checked 28 Sep 2026

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Average cost of sending USD 500 from India to Sri Lanka (World Bank)
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World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (World Bank)
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https://remittanceprices.worldbank.org/
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Source: The World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Notes
World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: the average total cost (fees and exchange-rate margin) of sending the amount, over the services surveyed in the corridor that quarter, counting only services that disclose their rate (the World Bank's own rule; this reproduces its published Sri Lanka average). The survey ran twice a year in 2011-2012. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Source: The World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide, https://remittanceprices.worldbank.org/.

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