Costa Rica vs Small states: Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
17.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Small states
-22.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Small states rank
36th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Small states
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.74 % change on previous year against -22.19 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 39.93 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Small states ranks 36th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.05 % change on previous year | 14.57 % change on previous year | 4.48 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.62 % change on previous year | 11.63 % change on previous year | 8.99 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.1 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 63.98 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.41 % change on previous year | 15.91 % change on previous year | 0.4969 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8616 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2020s | 7.73 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 9.09 % 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$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Small states?
- Costa Rica, at 17.74 % change on previous year against -22.19 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Small states?
- 39.93 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Small states?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Small states rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Small states ranks 36th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.