What It Costs to Send Money to Guyana from the US
In the 2024 Q3 World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide quarterly survey, sending USD 200 from the United States to Guyana carried a median total cost of 9.81% and an average total cost of 9.32% of the amount sent. Total cost, as defined by the survey, combines two components: the explicit transfer fee charged by the provider and the exchange-rate margin, which is the difference between the mid-market rate and the rate actually applied to the transaction.
Across the 24 providers surveyed in that 2024 Q3 snapshot, quoted total costs ranged from a low of 3.16% to a high of 13.62%, reflecting substantial variation within the corridor. The cheapest surveyed provider in the 2024 Q3 data was Walmart2World. This reflects conditions recorded at the time of that specific survey round and may not represent current pricing, as provider fees and exchange-rate margins change over time.
Costs within this corridor can also differ depending on how the sender funds the transfer — for example, by bank account or debit card — and how the recipient receives the funds, such as cash pickup or bank deposit. The World Bank survey is updated each quarter. The per-provider table below presents the individual quotes drawn from the 2024 Q3 survey data.
Surveyed providers (2024 Q3)
| Provider | Type | Pay-out | Speed (surveyed) | Total cost, $200 | Total cost, $500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart2World | Bank | Agent | Less than one hour | 3.16% | 3.16% |
| MoneyGram | MTO | Internet | Less than one hour | 6.45% | 5.25% |
| Walmart2World | Bank | Internet | Less than one hour | 6.48% | 5.28% |
| Ria | MTO | Agent | 2 days | 6.80% | 5.90% |
| Ria | MTO | Agent | 3-5 days | 6.80% | 5.90% |
| Ria | MTO | Internet | 3-5 days | 6.81% | 5.91% |
| Ria | MTO | Internet | 3-5 days | 6.81% | 5.91% |
| Ria | MTO | Internet | Less than one hour | 7.56% | 6.21% |
| Ria | MTO | Internet | Less than one hour | 7.56% | 6.21% |
| MoneyGram | MTO | Internet | Less than one hour | 9.45% | 7.95% |
| Walmart2World | Bank | Internet | Less than one hour | 9.48% | 7.98% |
| Xoom | MTO | Internet | Less than one hour | 9.81% | 8.31% |
| Ria | MTO | Agent | Less than one hour | 9.81% | — |
| Ria | MTO | Agent | Less than one hour | 9.81% | — |
Total cost = transfer fee + exchange-rate margin, as a percent of the amount sent, at the two surveyed send amounts ($200 / $500). Surveyed prices, not live quotes.
Estimate your transfer cost →Source: The World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide, available at http://remittanceprices.worldbank.org (CC BY 4.0). Figures are from the 2024 Q3 survey — surveyed prices, not live quotes.