Costa Rica vs Peru: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
270.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Peru
242.08 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
116th
Peru rank
119th
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 242.08 BoP, current US$ per person in Peru, a difference of 28.38 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Peru ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 26.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 47.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 115.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 64.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 185.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 153.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.7 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 222.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 202.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.18 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 242.08 BoP, current US$ per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 28.38 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Peru ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.