1、Remittance Prices Worldwide-Issue 38,June 2021 03 Remittance Prices Worldwide-Issue 46,June 2023 2 This Report reflects the latest trends observed in the data published in June 2023.Remittance Prices Worldwide is available at http:/remittanceprices.worldbank.org The World Bank Group,2023 Remittance

2、Prices Worldwide-Issue 46,June 2023 3 Key findings The Global Average decreased from 6.25 percent in Q1 2023 to 6.20 percent in Q2 2023.The International MTO Index experienced an increase over the quarter to 6.46 percent in Q2 2023,from 6.37 percent in Q1 2023.The Global Weighted Average decreased t

3、o 4.53 percent in Q2 2023 from 4.79 percent in Q1 2023.The Global SmaRT Average for Q2 2023 was recorded at 3.55 percent(up from 3.47 percent in Q1 2023).Twenty-four corridors did not have any SmaRT qualifying services.The Digital remittances index decreased from 4.72 percent in Q1 2023 to 4.60 perc

4、ent in Q2 2023.The Digital-only MTO index experienced a decrease to 3.61 percent in Q2 2023 from 3.90 in Q1 2023.South Asia remains the lowest cost receiving region,with an average cost of 4.31 percent.Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most expensive region to send money to,recorded at 7.92 percent tot

5、al average cost in Q2 2023.Banks remain the most expensive type of service provider,with an average cost of 12.09 percent.The proportion of corridors with average costs of less than 5 percent has increased considerably since Q1 2009(from 17 percent to 38 percent in Q2 2023).In Q2 2023,mobile money r

6、emains the lowest cost instrument to originate remittances and was also the lowest cost instrument to receive remittances.Overview Remittance Prices Worldwide(RPW)monitors remittance prices across all geographic regions of the world.Launched in September 2008,RPW monitors the cost incurred by remitt