Costa Rica vs Panama: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
129.08 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
133.56 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
81st
Panama rank
79th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 133.56 current US$ per person against 129.08 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.48 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Panama ranks 79th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2501 current US$ per person | 15.51 current US$ per person | 15.26 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 16.54 current US$ per person | 7.63 current US$ per person | 8.91 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 48.1 current US$ per person | 49.47 current US$ per person | 1.37 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 84.09 current US$ per person | 179.48 current US$ per person | 95.4 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 112.14 current US$ per person | 126.51 current US$ per person | 14.37 current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 133.56 current US$ per person against 129.08 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 4.48 current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Panama ranks 79th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.