How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?

33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Rwanda

0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

110th

Rwanda rank

108th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 110th and Rwanda ranks 108th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
1990s	0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2000s	0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2010s	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2020s	0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Rwanda?: 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 110th and Rwanda ranks 108th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.