Costa Rica vs IDA only: Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
17.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
IDA only
-34.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
IDA only rank
38th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- IDA only
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.74 % change on previous year against -34.5 % change on previous year in IDA only, a difference of 52.24 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was IDA only ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 38th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and IDA only in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.05 % change on previous year | 72.79 % change on previous year | 53.74 % change on previous year | IDA only |
| 1980s | 20.62 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | 13.34 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.1 % change on previous year | 8.28 % change on previous year | 59.82 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.41 % change on previous year | 16.5 % change on previous year | 0.0915 % change on previous year | IDA only |
| 2010s | 0.8616 % change on previous year | 7.99 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | IDA only |
| 2020s | 7.73 % change on previous year | -0.0895 % change on previous year | 7.82 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or IDA only?
- Costa Rica, at 17.74 % change on previous year against -34.5 % change on previous year in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and IDA only?
- 52.24 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and IDA only?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and IDA only rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 38th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.