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

39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.

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 Sweden: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

110th

Sweden rank

112th

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

Costa Rica
Sweden

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 110th and Sweden ranks 112th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1990s	0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Sweden?: Costa Rica, at 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sweden?: 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 110th and Sweden ranks 112th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.