Indonesia
Inward remittancesGlobal rank #13
$16.0B
Outward remittancesGlobal rank #18
$11.1B
Net remittance positionNet recipient2024
$4.9B
Inflows are 1.44× outflows
Inward vs. outward remittance trends
Annual nominal transfers in billions USD (2000–2024)
OutwardInward
| Year | Inward ($B) | Outward ($B) | Net Position ($B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| 2001 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| 2002 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 1.26 |
| 2003 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 1.49 |
| 2004 | 1.87 | 0.91 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 5.42 | 1.18 | 4.24 |
| 2006 | 5.72 | 1.36 | 4.36 |
| 2007 | 6.17 | 1.65 | 4.52 |
| 2008 | 6.79 | 1.97 | 4.82 |
| 2009 | 6.79 | 2.70 | 4.09 |
| 2010 | 6.92 | 2.84 | 4.08 |
| 2011 | 6.92 | 3.16 | 3.76 |
| 2012 | 7.21 | 3.63 | 3.58 |
| 2013 | 7.61 | 3.95 | 3.66 |
| 2014 | 8.55 | 4.12 | 4.43 |
| 2015 | 9.66 | 4.61 | 5.05 |
| 2016 | 8.91 | 5.15 | 3.76 |
| 2017 | 8.99 | 5.18 | 3.81 |
| 2018 | 11.22 | 5.15 | 6.07 |
| 2019 | 11.67 | 5.07 | 6.60 |
| 2020 | 9.65 | 4.55 | 5.10 |
| 2021 | 9.40 | 4.34 | 5.06 |
| 2022 | 13.09 | 7.95 | 5.14 |
| 2023 | 14.47 | 9.78 | 4.69 |
| 2024 | 16.04 | 11.13 | 4.91 |
Corridor cost and speed
Fee, FX margin, total cost and transfer speed for money received into Indonesia.
| 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 | ||
| Singapore | 2.25% | 0.98% | 3.23% | 1.12% | 0.98% | 2.10% | 48.39% | 74.19% | Q3 2025 |
| Australia | 1.56% | 1.72% | 3.28% | 0.74% | 1.72% | 2.46% | 47.37% | 47.37% | Q3 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.27% | 1.24% | 3.51% | 0.91% | 1.24% | 2.16% | 40.00% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
| Netherlands | 2.91% | 1.38% | 4.29% | 1.29% | 1.38% | 2.67% | 73.91% | 73.91% | Q3 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.62% | 0.92% | 4.55% | 2.07% | 0.92% | 3.00% | 75.00% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
| Malaysia | 2.27% | 2.54% | 4.80% | 0.93% | 2.54% | 3.46% | 58.33% | 69.44% | Q3 2025 |
| Japan | 4.64% | 0.99% | 5.63% | 2.07% | 0.99% | 3.07% | 27.78% | 50.00% | Q3 2025 |
| United States | 3.55% | 2.16% | 5.71% | 1.74% | 2.06% | 3.80% | 62.50% | 79.17% | Q3 2025 |
| Thailand | 9.30% | 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
- 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
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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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