Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Net primary income (Net income from abroad)

Costa Rica
-9.28 billion current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
-9.09 billion current US$
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
182nd
Nigeria rank
180th

Net primary income (Net income from abroad) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nigeria
-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B0196019922025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -9.09 billion current US$ against -9.28 billion current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 193.63 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 180th of 209 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s -804.13 million current US$ -14.86 billion current US$ 14.05 billion current US$ Costa Rica
2010s -2.34 billion current US$ -15.75 billion current US$ 13.41 billion current US$ Costa Rica
2020s -6.16 billion current US$ -8.24 billion current US$ 2.08 billion current US$ Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income (net income from abroad), Costa Rica or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -9.09 billion current US$ against -9.28 billion current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in net primary income (net income from abroad) between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
193.63 million current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for net primary income (net income from abroad)?
Costa Rica ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 180th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 9,856 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.