Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Bahamas
2,295 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
2,141 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
40th
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 154 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 200 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 544.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 490.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 775.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 131.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 644.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 996.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 149.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 847.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 871.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 251.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 620.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1,157 BoP, current US$ per person | 555.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 602.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 2,028 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person | 778.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Bahamas, at 2,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 154 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.