Costa Rica vs Palau: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
2,141 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Palau
2,270 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Palau rank
41st
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2,270 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 129 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 262.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 429.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 167.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 555.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,325 BoP, current US$ per person | 770.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 1,102 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,234 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Palau, at 2,270 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 129 BoP, current US$ per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 41st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.