How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?

49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Iceland: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iceland

0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

157th

Iceland rank

160th

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Iceland

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 157th and Iceland ranks 160th of 198 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1980s	0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Iceland?: Costa Rica, at 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Iceland?: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 157th and Iceland ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 245 places, 9,154 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.