Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 137th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 137th 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.