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
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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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Indicator
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,218 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.