Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mauritania
0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
134th
Mauritania rank
133rd

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
1980s 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
1990s 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2020s 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.