Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Foreign aid received

Costa Rica

178.52 million constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Lesotho

215.24 million constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

99th

Lesotho rank

96th

Foreign aid received over time

Costa Rica
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 215.24 million constant 2024 US$ against 178.52 million constant 2024 US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 36.72 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign aid received
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 9,847 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.