Colombia vs Costa Rica: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate
Colombia
5.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
5.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Colombia rank
99th
Costa Rica rank
96th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.68 % change on previous year against 5.48 % change on previous year in Colombia, a difference of 0.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 96th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9 % change on previous year | 8.49 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.89 % change on previous year | 109.14 % change on previous year | 94.25 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -1.5 % change on previous year | 7.48 % change on previous year | 8.98 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.83 % change on previous year | 8.46 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6.18 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5.68 % change on previous year against 5.48 % change on previous year in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.2 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Colombia ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 96th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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 Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.