Costa Rica vs Kenya: Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
17.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
18.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
36th
Kenya rank
33rd
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 18.27 % change on previous year against 17.74 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.53 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.05 % change on previous year | 7.68 % change on previous year | 11.37 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.62 % change on previous year | 25.21 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 68.1 % change on previous year | 51.45 % change on previous year | 16.65 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.41 % change on previous year | 45.81 % change on previous year | 29.4 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8616 % change on previous year | 16.82 % change on previous year | 15.95 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 5.73 % change on previous year | 12.18 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 18.27 % change on previous year against 17.74 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.53 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.