Costa Rica vs Gabon: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2024
Gabon
0.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Gabon rank
130th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Gabon ranks 130th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 4.1% | 2.4% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 3.7% | 2.7% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Gabon |
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 Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Gabon ranks 130th 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.