Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate

Costa Rica
17.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
-18.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0200400600197119982025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17.74 % change on previous year against -18.19 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 35.93 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 19.05 % change on previous year 32.51 % change on previous year 13.46 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 20.62 % change on previous year 20.02 % change on previous year 0.6048 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 68.1 % change on previous year 14.39 % change on previous year 53.71 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 16.41 % change on previous year 13.03 % change on previous year 3.38 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 0.8616 % change on previous year 5.81 % change on previous year 4.95 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 7.73 % change on previous year 6.57 % change on previous year 1.16 % 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$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Costa Rica, at 17.74 % change on previous year against -18.19 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
35.93 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 9,392 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.