Costa Rica vs Philippines: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
270.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Philippines
289.72 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
116th
Philippines rank
113th
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 289.72 BoP, current US$ per person against 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 19.26 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Philippines ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 26.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.84 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 47.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 115.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 126.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.41 BoP, current US$ per person | Philippines |
| 2010s | 185.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 224.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Philippines |
| 2020s | 222.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 275.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 289.72 BoP, current US$ per person against 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 19.26 BoP, current US$ per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Philippines ranks 113th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.