Costa Rica vs Egypt: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2024
Egypt
0.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Egypt rank
134th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 134th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 11.7% | 10.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 6.1% | 5.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 134th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.