Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-2.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saint Lucia
-2.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
155th
Saint Lucia rank
153rd
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports -2.54 % change on previous year against -2.93 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.39 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 155th and Saint Lucia ranks 153rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.71 % change on previous year | 10.68 % change on previous year | 11.03 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 43.07 % change on previous year | 24.38 % change on previous year | 18.69 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.22 % change on previous year | -6.33 % change on previous year | 12.55 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.14 % change on previous year | 38.16 % change on previous year | 28.02 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 8.49 % change on previous year | 11.74 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 25.6 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 21.58 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at -2.54 % change on previous year against -2.93 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.39 % change on previous year, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th and Saint Lucia ranks 153rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.