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Sending money across borders: what do the fees cost?

Money sent to family in another country usually arrives smaller than it left, because fees and exchange costs take a cut. This poll asks how big people think that cut is, and which way it has moved.

38%NeitherQuestion 1
33%Not sureQuestion 2
25%3% to just under 6%Question 3

Question by question

Question 1Pick one
Do you send or receive money from another country?
Neither38%256
I receive money from abroad23%153
Both21%143
I send money abroad18%118
Question 2Pick one
Over the past year, what has happened to the cost of moving money across borders for you?
Not sure33%218
It got more expensive28%188
It stayed about the same24%161
It got cheaper13%89
Other (tell us)2%14
In their own words

The overwhelming majority of respondents said this question doesn't apply to them, as they simply don't send or receive money across borders. One respondent noted they use crypto (via Binance) for international transfers, but no clear consensus emerged on cost trends since most participants have no direct experience to draw on.

A themes summary of 14 written-in answers. Individual answers are kept private.
Question 3Pick one
Think of sending about 200 US dollars, or the same amount in your own currency. How much of it do you think goes to fees?
3% to just under 6%25%167
Less than 3%23%154
6% to just under 10%20%131
Not sure20%131
10% or more13%87
Who answered, and how we count itSampling, free-text handling and full methodology670
Verified humans
670

Every ballot is one World ID holder. No bots, no repeat voting, no weighting applied.

Margin at 95%
±3.8 pts

Sampling error for this many ballots. The crowd is self-selected, so this is not a representative panel.

Written-in answers
14

Summarised into themes by machine, then reviewed. Individual responses are never shown.

Aggregate results from verified voters. Free-text answers are summarised into themes; individual responses are kept private and never shown. A read-only record of what World ID holders expressed in our polls — not VoxPop predictions, and not financial advice.