Costa Rica vs Gambia: Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
18.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gambia
16.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Gambia rank
75th
Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.19 % change on previous year against 16.88 % change on previous year in Gambia, a difference of 1.31 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Gambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 75th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -53.69 % change on previous year | 21.17 % change on previous year | 74.86 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1980s | -17.41 % change on previous year | 42.4 % change on previous year | 59.81 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1990s | -53.36 % change on previous year | -32.49 % change on previous year | 20.87 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2000s | -18.02 % change on previous year | 104.45 % change on previous year | 122.47 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2010s | -15.47 % change on previous year | -73.25 % change on previous year | 57.78 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -30.27 % change on previous year | -30.77 % change on previous year | 0.5009 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Gambia?
- Costa Rica, at 18.19 % change on previous year against 16.88 % change on previous year in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 1.31 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 75th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.