Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
2,141 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
2,003 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Uruguay rank
45th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,003 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay, a difference of 138 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.04 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 131.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 123.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 149.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 192.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 251.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 323.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 555.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,212 BoP, current US$ per person | 656.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1,398 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,019 BoP, current US$ per person | 620.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2,141 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,003 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 138 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 45th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.