Western Union Rates for Zimbabwe

Western Union is, without doubt, the most popular way through which Zimbabweans in the Diaspora are sending money to friends and family back home. A few days ago, we produced a detailed article in which we talked about Worldremit, another of the popular money transfer agencies in Africa. This article looks at Western Union and the amounts that you get charged when you transfer money to Zimbabwe and to other African countries. So, what are the Western Union Rates for Zimbabwe?

Explanation of the Western Union Rates for Zimbabwe

As you can see in the above table, Western Union charges for sending money to your friends and family in Zimbabwe, or anywhere else in Africa for that matter, are going to depend on the amount that you will be sending. Generally speaking, the more the amount that you are going to be transferring to Zimbabwe from the Diaspora, the more you will be charged by Western Union. Anyway, here is an explanation of the Western Union rates for  Zimbabwe;

• Western Union’s costs, when sending anything below $10 to Zimbabwe, are at 0.99 cents. Needless to say that not many people are going to be sending amounts that are this low.
• From $11 to $50, you can expect to be charged $4.99 when sending money to Africa using Western Union.
• Western Union fees for amounts that are between $51 and $100 stands at $12. What this means is that if you want to send $100 to Zimbabwe via Western Union, you can expect to fork out $112.
• From $101 to $200, Western Union charges for Zimbabwe stand at $15.
• Western Union rates for Zimbabwe for amounts ranging from $201 to $300 stand at $27.
• For amounts that range from $301 to $400, Western Union rates for Zimbabwe stand at $34.
• From $401 to $500, the Western Union fee for transferring money to Africa stands at $42.
• From $501 to $600, you can expect to pay $51 when sending money to Zimbabwe using Western Union.
• Western Union rates for Zimbabwe when transferring figures that are from $701 to $800 stand at $64.
• From $801 to $900, Western Union rates for Zimbabwe when sending money from the United States stand at $71.
• If you wish to send between $901 and $1000 to Zimbabwe, the Western Union fee stands at $81.
• Western Union rates for Zimbabwe when transferring amounts between $1001 and $1250 stand at $93.
• From $1251 to $1500, Western Union rates for Zimbabwe stand at $102.
• From $1501 to $1800, the amount that you will need to pay when sending money to Zimbabwe via Western Union is $113.
• Amounts of between $1801 and $2000 attract charges of $124 when sending money to Zimbabwe using Western Union.
• From $2001 to $2500, Western Union charges for Zimbabwe stand at $134.
• If you wish to send amounts between $2501 and $3000 using Western Union, you can expect to pay $145.

Is it Cheap to Send Money to Zimbabwe Using Western Union?

The beauty of sending money to Zimbabwe using Western Union and other Money transfer agencies is that the government currently allows your relatives to collect the money in cash. What’s more, they also get a small incentive in bond notes and coins when they receive money this way. Considering that the bond’s value against the U.S dollar has been falling on the black market over the past few months, the fact that your relatives get more for the money that you send home is clearly a plus.