Costa Rica vs Sweden: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.0%, 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?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 136th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% 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 comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.