Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Foreign aid received, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
20.23 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lesotho
22.72 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
49th
Lesotho rank
46th

Foreign aid received, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
-2000200400600800196119922024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 22.72 % change on previous year against 20.23 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.49 % change on previous year.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 49th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 14.39 % change on previous year 29.52 % change on previous year 15.13 % change on previous year Lesotho
1970s 0.6107 % change on previous year 9.74 % change on previous year 9.13 % change on previous year Lesotho
1980s 35.34 % change on previous year 3.95 % change on previous year 31.4 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 84.16 % change on previous year -13.61 % change on previous year 97.76 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 69.53 % change on previous year 14.79 % change on previous year 54.74 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 3.02 % change on previous year 9.46 % change on previous year 6.44 % change on previous year Lesotho
2020s 38.75 % change on previous year 12.23 % change on previous year 26.52 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 22.72 % change on previous year against 20.23 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
2.49 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for foreign aid received, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Foreign aid received, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-aid-received-annual-growth-rate/costa-rica/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-aid-received-annual-growth-rate/costa-rica/lesotho/">Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Foreign aid received, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid received, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 9,499 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.