Costa Rica vs Guyana: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
2,141 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Guyana
2,038 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Guyana rank
44th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,038 BoP, current US$ per person in Guyana, a difference of 103 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Guyana ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 131.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 63.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 67.97 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 160.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 130.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.53 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 251.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 76.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 175.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 555.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 482.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,102 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,164 BoP, current US$ per person | 61.65 BoP, current US$ per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,038 BoP, current US$ per person in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 103 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Guyana ranks 44th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.