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
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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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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,677 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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.