Costa Rica vs Romania: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Costa Rica
16.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Romania
15.45 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
58th
Romania rank
59th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Romania
0200400600197419992025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.68 % change on previous year against 15.45 % change on previous year in Romania, a difference of 1.23 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 58th and Romania ranks 59th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 35.56 % change on previous year 58.64 % change on previous year 23.08 % change on previous year Romania
1980s 13.54 % change on previous year -4.45 % change on previous year 17.98 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 26.64 % change on previous year 67.5 % change on previous year 40.86 % change on previous year Romania
2000s -2.14 % change on previous year 36.02 % change on previous year 38.16 % change on previous year Romania
2010s 13.22 % change on previous year 10 % change on previous year 3.23 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s 17.82 % change on previous year 13.77 % change on previous year 4.05 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Romania?
Costa Rica, at 16.68 % change on previous year against 15.45 % change on previous year in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Romania?
1.23 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Romania ranks 59th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,225 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.