Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 52 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2021
All-time low
3.1%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Costa Rica stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 119.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Costa Rica peaked at 7.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 18th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.9% | — |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +65.2% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 15 Dominican Republic 7.7% compare
- 16 Italy 7.4% compare
- 17 Sweden 6.9% compare
- 19 Switzerland 6.7% compare
- 20 Czechia 6.3% compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 6.2% compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 6.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Costa Rica?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Costa Rica was 6.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 52 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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