Cost of sending from the UK to Africa money

The document provides a statistical overview of remittances from the UK to Africa, detailing the cost as a percentage of the amount sent, the size of the diaspora population in the UK, and the total annual amount of money sent for 16 African nations. Nigeria is the largest recipient by volume, with £2,363 million sent annually, while Tanzania has the highest cost of sending at 14%.

• Nigeria receives the highest volume of remittances from the UK, totaling £2,363 million annually, with a diaspora population of 216,268.
• The cost of sending money as a percentage of the amount sent varies across African countries, with Tanzania being the most expensive at 14% and Kenya and Zimbabwe among the lowest at 7%.
• Other significant remittance flows from the UK include Ghana (£334 million), Kenya (£244 million), and Zimbabwe (£204 million).

APA

FSD Africa (n.d.). Cost of sending from the UK to Africa money. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cost-of-sending-money-map-web-09.06.17.pdf

Chicago

FSD Africa. Cost of sending from the UK to Africa money. n.d. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cost-of-sending-money-map-web-09.06.17.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=FSD Africa |title=Cost of sending from the UK to Africa money |url=https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cost-of-sending-money-map-web-09.06.17.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafricandcost, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{Cost of sending from the UK to Africa money}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cost-of-sending-money-map-web-09.06.17.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }