The World Bank Group published its latest statistics on the cost of sending remittances from 48 source countries and in 105 receiving countries. The cost includes, among others, transaction fees, the applicable exchange rate, and the speed of the service. According to these statistics, the cost of sending $200 from the United States to Lebanon stood at $24.40 in the first quarter of 2025, representing 12.20% of the total amount transferred, compared to $25.80 (12.90% of the transferred amount) a quarter earlier. This qualifies the USA-Lebanon corridor to be the most expensive among all money corridors emanating from the United States. In a related note, the average cost of sending $500 from the United States to Lebanon fell to $28.27 (5.65% of the transferred amount) on a quarterly basis, down from $31.23 (6.25%) in the previous quarter. Furthermore, the World Bank statistics revealed that the cost of sending $200 from Canada decreased to $18.96 (9.48%), while that of sending $200 from Sweden rose to $13.97 (6.98%). Similarly, the cost of sending $500 from the aforementioned countries attained $31.76 (6.35% of the transferred amount) in the case of Canada and $25.20 (5.04%) in the case of Sweden. The cost of sending $200 from Germany to Lebanon fell to $13.05 (6.52% of the transferred amount) in Q1-2025 with that of sending $500 from the same country concurrently dropping to $24.07 (4.82% of the transferred amount). It is worth noting that Lebanon emerged as the tenth most expensive destination for receiving $200 from Germany in Q1-2025. On a regional basis, the cost of sending $200 from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon increased to $10.63 (5.32% of the transferred amount) in the first quarter of 2025, with that of sending $500 also rising to $17.38 (3.48%).