Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
17.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador
18.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Ecuador rank
34th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 18.18 % change on previous year against 17.74 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.44 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Ecuador ranks 34th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.23 % change on previous year | -27.78 % change on previous year | 37 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 73.44 % change on previous year | 45.45 % change on previous year | 28 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.41 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8616 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 0.9932 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 7.73 % change on previous year | 15.91 % change on previous year | 8.18 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 18.18 % change on previous year against 17.74 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.44 % change on previous year, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Ecuador ranks 34th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, received (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.