Costa Rica vs Panama: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita
Costa Rica
21.08 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
Panama
19.75 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
109th
Panama rank
112th
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 21.08 constant 2024 US$ per person against 19.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in Panama, a difference of 1.33 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Panama ranks 112th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 59.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 23.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 23.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 95.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 27.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 68.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 49.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 52.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 18.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 21.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 17.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 21.08 constant 2024 US$ per person against 19.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1.33 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th and Panama ranks 112th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.