Costa Rica vs Sweden: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
134th
Sweden rank
136th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 136th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 136th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.