How does Costa Rica rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 124.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Name: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 9.7%

World rank

32nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

All-time low

0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

Years of data

1977–2025

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1977–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 124.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1977 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1977	0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.9%
1979	0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1980	0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.8%
1981	0.125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+156.3%
1982	0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
1983	0.1188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
1984	0.096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1985	0.0848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1986	0.0732 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1987	0.0747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1988	0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1989	0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1990	0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.8%
1991	0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.8%
1992	0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1993	0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1994	0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1995	0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
1996	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1997	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.1%
1998	0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.2%
1999	0.1417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+197.8%
2000	0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.4%
2001	0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2002	0.0566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2003	0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2004	0.0531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2005	0.0535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2006	0.0489 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2007	0.0456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2008	0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
2009	0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
2010	0.0387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2011	0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2012	0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2013	0.0407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2014	0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
2015	0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2016	0.048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2017	0.0586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.1%
2018	0.0622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2019	0.0679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2020	0.0634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2021	0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2022	0.0783 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2023	0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
2024	0.0977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2025	0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP 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
1999	+197.8%	0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1981	+156.3%	0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.0953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0851 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

29 Zambia 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
30 Georgia 0.1096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
31 Saint Lucia 0.1092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Norway 0.1062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Sweden 0.1061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 France 0.1036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
How does Costa Rica rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 124.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (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.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Primary income payments (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: 246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Primary income payments (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.