Costa Rica vs Maldives: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 665.15 million current US$ against 622.56 million current US$ in Maldives, a difference of 42.59 million current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Maldives ranks 70th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 671,429 current US$ | 2.24 million current US$ | 1.57 million current US$ | Maldives |
| 1990s | 61.87 million current US$ | 29.42 million current US$ | 32.44 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 204.83 million current US$ | 101.49 million current US$ | 103.34 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 404.53 million current US$ | 358.45 million current US$ | 46.08 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 552.93 million current US$ | 534.59 million current US$ | 18.34 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Costa Rica or Maldives?
- Costa Rica, at 665.15 million current US$ against 622.56 million current US$ in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 42.59 million current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and Maldives ranks 70th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.