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

Costa Rica ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

Name: Secondary income receipts (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: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

157th

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1988

All-time low

0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1977–2025

Secondary income receipts (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

Costa Rica recorded 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

Costa Rica ranks 157th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1977 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1977	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1979	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1980	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1981	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+102.8%
1982	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1983	0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1984	0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1985	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1986	0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1987	0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.2%
1988	0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
1989	0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1990	0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1991	0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.9%
1992	0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1993	0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
1994	0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1995	0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1996	0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1997	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1998	0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1999	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2000	0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2001	0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.8%
2002	0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2003	0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.0%
2004	0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2005	0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
2006	0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2007	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2008	0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2009	0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2010	0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2011	0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2012	0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2013	0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2014	0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2015	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2016	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2017	0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2018	0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2019	0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2020	0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2021	0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2022	0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2023	0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2024	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2025	0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Secondary income receipts (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
1981	+102.8%	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

154 Tanzania 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
155 Chile 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
156 Maldives 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
158 Denmark 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
159 Indonesia 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
160 Iceland 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica

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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 secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Costa Rica rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Secondary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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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.