Costa Rica vs Pakistan: Primary income payments
Primary income payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Pakistan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.89 billion BoP, current US$ in Pakistan, a difference of 1.14 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Pakistan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Pakistan ranks 58th of 200 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123.60 million BoP, current US$ | 258.90 million BoP, current US$ | 135.30 million BoP, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 356.34 million BoP, current US$ | 690.01 million BoP, current US$ | 333.67 million BoP, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 538.74 million BoP, current US$ | 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.34 billion BoP, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 7.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 327.40 million BoP, current US$ | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments, Costa Rica or Pakistan?
- Costa Rica, at 11.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.89 billion BoP, current US$ in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 1.14 billion BoP, current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for primary income payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th and Pakistan ranks 58th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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 refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.