Costa Rica vs Panama: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
19.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama
20.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Panama rank
30th
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 20.03 % change on previous year against 19.61 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8255 % change on previous year | -0.4397 % change on previous year | 0.3858 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | 17.53 % change on previous year | 55.39 % change on previous year | 37.86 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.7187 % change on previous year | 6.16 % change on previous year | 5.44 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | 7.27 % change on previous year | 5.61 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 20.03 % change on previous year against 19.61 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.42 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.