Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
0.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
135th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 135th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 3.9% | 3.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 39.1% | 34.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 27.3% | 26.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 135th 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.