Foreign aid and investments received in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Foreign aid and investments received was 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
up 1,369.3%
World rank
10th
of 155 countries
All-time high
6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
All-time low
-304.54 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1,369.3% on the previous year and up 1,668.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Costa Rica peaked at 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024 and was at its lowest, -304.54 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid and investments received in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 352.10 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 64.02 million millions of current united states dollars | -81.8% |
| 2002 | 78.83 million millions of current united states dollars | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 160.74 million millions of current united states dollars | +103.9% |
| 2004 | 190.65 million millions of current united states dollars | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 657.47 million millions of current united states dollars | +244.9% |
| 2006 | 1.33 billion millions of current united states dollars | +103.0% |
| 2007 | 772.78 million millions of current united states dollars | -42.1% |
| 2008 | 817.33 million millions of current united states dollars | +5.8% |
| 2009 | -87.42 million millions of current united states dollars | -110.7% |
| 2010 | 299.43 million millions of current united states dollars | -442.5% |
| 2011 | 404.46 million millions of current united states dollars | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 543.22 million millions of current united states dollars | +34.3% |
| 2013 | 419.18 million millions of current united states dollars | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 391.76 million millions of current united states dollars | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 794.28 million millions of current united states dollars | +102.7% |
| 2016 | 688.79 million millions of current united states dollars | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 764.00 million millions of current united states dollars | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 780.18 million millions of current united states dollars | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 674.47 million millions of current united states dollars | -13.5% |
| 2020 | -84.20 million millions of current united states dollars | -112.5% |
| 2021 | -304.54 million millions of current united states dollars | +261.7% |
| 2022 | 1.43 billion millions of current united states dollars | -569.0% |
| 2023 | 471.56 million millions of current united states dollars | -67.0% |
| 2024 | 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars | +1369.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for high income countries, which is 618.85 million millions of current united states dollars, 11.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 704.40 million millions of current united states dollars, 9.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid and investments received in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1369.3% | 471.56 million millions of current united states dollars | 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars |
| 2022 | +569.0% | -304.54 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.43 billion millions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 434.15 million millions of current united states dollars | -87.42 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.33 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 575.98 million millions of current united states dollars | 299.43 million millions of current united states dollars | 794.28 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 billion millions of current united states dollars | -304.54 million millions of current united states dollars | 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 11 Pakistan 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
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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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Costa Rica?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Costa Rica was 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -304.54 million millions of current united states dollars in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,668.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).