Chile vs Costa Rica: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Chile
254.13 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
270.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Chile rank
118th
Costa Rica rank
116th
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 254.13 BoP, current US$ per person in Chile, a difference of 16.33 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 16.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 41.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 128.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 115.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.6 BoP, current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 231.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 185.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.74 BoP, current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 260.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 222.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.99 BoP, current US$ per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 254.13 BoP, current US$ per person in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 16.33 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Chile ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Secondary income receipts (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.