Cost to send money from Thailand to Laos
Sending THB 7,100 from Thailand to Laos cost 11.49% of the amount on average in Q3 2025, across 16 services surveyed by the World Bank. The lowest cost was 2.74% (Bangkok Bank via Western Union) and the highest 19.50%. THB 7,100 is the World Bank's standard amount for this corridor, set as the equivalent of US$200. A year earlier, in Q3 2024, the average was 11.75%.
| Average total cost (US$200 equivalent) | 11.49% |
| Average total cost (US$500 equivalent) | 5.66% |
| Average FX margin | 1.22% |
| Money transfer operators | 5.10% across 4 services |
| Banks | 17.23% across 9 services |
| Surveyed | 19 Aug 2025 to 28 Aug 2025, 10 providers |
Every service surveyed, cheapest first
Total cost is the fee plus the FX margin, as a share of THB 7,100.
| Provider | Type | Pay by | Receive as | Speed | Fee | FX margin | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok Bank via Western Union | Bank / Money Transfer Operator | Cash | Cash | Less than one hour | THB 160.00 | 0.49% | 2.74% |
| Krungthai Bank via Western Union | Bank / Money Transfer Operator | Bank account transfer | Cash | Less than one hour | THB 160.00 | 0.55% | 2.80% |
| Krungthai Bank via Western Union | Bank / Money Transfer Operator | Cash | Cash | Less than one hour | THB 160.00 | 0.55% | 2.80% |
| MoneyGram | Money Transfer Operator | Cash | Cash | Less than one hour | THB 99.00 | 2.20% | 3.59% |
| Western Union | Money Transfer Operator | Bank account transfer | Cash | Less than one hour | THB 16.05 | 4.02% | 4.25% |
| Western Union | Money Transfer Operator | Credit card | Cash | Less than one hour | THB 159.54 | 4.02% | 6.27% |
| Western Union | Money Transfer Operator | Debit card | Cash | Less than one hour | THB 159.54 | 4.02% | 6.27% |
| UOB Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,100.00 | 0.00% | 15.49% |
| Bangkok Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,050.00 | 0.76% | 15.55% |
| Krungthai Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,100.00 | 0.61% | 16.10% |
| Bangkok Bank | Bank | Cash | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,150.00 | 0.76% | 16.96% |
| TMB Bank | Bank | Cash | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,200.00 | 0.49% | 17.39% |
| Krungthai Bank | Bank | Bank account transfer | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,200.00 | 0.59% | 17.49% |
| Krungsri Bank | Bank | Cash | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,300.00 | 0.00% | 18.31% |
| UOB Bank | Bank | Cash | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,300.00 | 0.00% | 18.31% |
| Siam Commercial Bank | Bank | Cash | Bank account | 2 days | THB 1,350.00 | 0.49% | 19.50% |
How the cost has moved
The average was 14.43% in Q2 2016, the first quarter in this series with data for the corridor, and 11.49% in Q3 2025.
The UN target
The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to bring the global average cost of sending remittances below 3% by 2030 and to remove corridors costing more than 5%. The World Bank measures the 5% test on the average of the three cheapest qualifying services in each corridor, not on the corridor average. source In this corridor the three cheapest services surveyed averaged 2.78% (a plain average, without the World Bank's qualifying rules).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to send money from Thailand to Laos?
Sending THB 7,100 from Thailand to Laos cost 11.49% of the amount on average in Q3 2025, across 16 services surveyed by the World Bank. The lowest cost was 2.74% (Bangkok Bank via Western Union) and the highest 19.50%. THB 7,100 is the World Bank's standard amount for this corridor, set as the equivalent of US$200. A year earlier, in Q3 2024, the average was 11.75%.
Which service cost least from Thailand to Laos?
In the World Bank's Q3 2025 survey the lowest total cost was 2.74% of THB 7,100, from Bangkok Bank via Western Union. Costs change with exchange rates, so check current prices with each provider.
Where Polynopsis fits
The companies surveyed here move money across borders every day, and many of them prefund payout partners in the receiving country. Polynopsis is liquidity software for those companies: one live position across their banks, payout partners and wallets, with a warning before a corridor runs dry.
Data: World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide (complete dataset, licensed CC BY 4.0). Averages and charts are worked out by Polynopsis from that dataset. Services without a US$200 quote are left out of the averages, so a few corridors differ slightly from the World Bank site. Each corridor uses the local send amount the World Bank set as the equivalent of US$200; where that amount is now worth much less than US$200, fixed fees make the percentage cost higher.
Know where all your money is.
Polynopsis gives cross-border payment teams one live position across every bank, payout partner, exchange and wallet, including money in flight, and warns before a corridor runs dry.
About Polynopsis
Polynopsis is liquidity management software for cross-border payment companies. The name joins poly, many, and synopsis, a seeing together: one live view of money spread across many banks, payout partners, exchanges and stablecoin wallets, including money in flight, with a warning before any corridor runs dry.
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