Costa Rica vs Palau: Foreign aid received

Costa Rica

178.52 million constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Palau

193.91 million constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

99th

Palau rank

98th

Foreign aid received over time

Costa Rica
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 193.91 million constant 2024 US$ against 178.52 million constant 2024 US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 15.38 million constant 2024 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Palau ranks 98th 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.