Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 11,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Costa Rica 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 2,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 2,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2002 | 4,588 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 5,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 5,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 9,593 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 11,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 11,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 9,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 9,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 10,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 10,988 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 10,938 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 10,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 9,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 10,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 9,700 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 10,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 11,267 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38,724 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +52.8% | 2,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,262 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,988 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,700 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 73 Lithuania 14,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 East Timor 12,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 75 Japan 12,294 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 77 Latvia 11,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 78 Togo 10,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 79 Poland 10,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.