Costa Rica vs Thailand: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
270.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Thailand
257.75 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
116th
Thailand rank
117th
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 257.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Thailand, a difference of 12.71 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 117th 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 | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 26.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 47.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 115.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 57.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 57.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 185.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 173.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 222.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 205.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.14 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at 270.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 257.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 12.71 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.