The XRP transaction fee is one of the lowest in the entire blockchain industry. Every transaction on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) requires a minimum fee of 0.00001 XRP, which equals just 10 drops — fractions of a cent at any realistic XRP price.
What is the Standard XRP Transaction Fee?
The standard XRP transaction fee is 0.00001 XRP (10 drops). At a price of $2 per XRP this costs approximately $0.00002. This fee is orders of magnitude cheaper than Bitcoin or Ethereum transactions.
- Standard fee: 0.00001 XRP (10 drops)
- Fee in USD: less than $0.0001 at most XRP prices
- Settlement time: 3–5 seconds regardless of fee amount
- Fee destination: permanently burned, not paid to validators
Why Are XRP Fees So Low?
The XRP Ledger was designed from the beginning to enable fast, low-cost cross-border payments. Unlike Proof-of-Work blockchains that reward miners, XRP validators are not paid transaction fees. Instead, every fee is burned — permanently destroyed — which gradually reduces the total supply of XRP.
Fee Scaling Under Network Load
The transaction cost scales with network load. Under normal conditions the minimum fee of 10 drops applies. During unusually high traffic, the open ledger cost can temporarily increase. However, even during spikes, XRP fees remain far below those of competing networks.
XRP Fee vs Bitcoin Fee
Bitcoin transaction fees frequently range from $1 to $50+ during periods of congestion. Ethereum gas fees can exceed $10–$100 during peak demand. XRP transaction fees are 50,000× or more cheaper than Bitcoin, making XRP the clear winner for anyone sending value frequently or internationally.
It costs about $0.0000152 to execute a transaction on the XRP Ledger — meaning a user would need to send 1,000,000 transactions just to spend $15.20 in fees.
First Ledger, 2026
Total XRP Burned Since 2012
Since the XRP Ledger launched in 2012, more than 14.3 million XRP have been burned through transaction fees. This deflationary mechanism means that every transaction you send slightly reduces the circulating supply of XRP.
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