Costa Rica vs Sweden: Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
17.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
18.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Sweden rank
35th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.11 % change on previous year against 17.74 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.37 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.05 % change on previous year | -11.92 % change on previous year | 30.97 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 23.51 % change on previous year | 42.18 % change on previous year | 18.67 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | 68.1 % change on previous year | 22.99 % change on previous year | 45.11 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.41 % change on previous year | 32.84 % change on previous year | 16.43 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8616 % change on previous year | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.73 % change on previous year | 7.81 % change on previous year | 0.0767 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.11 % change on previous year against 17.74 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.37 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 35th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.