Costa Rica vs Panama: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Panama
0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
134th
Panama rank
135th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Panama ranks 135th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0973 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1970s 0.0293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.0645 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0547 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.0194 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Panama ranks 135th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 8,197 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.