Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
13.21 % change on previous year
in 2021
Nigeria
13.23 % change on previous year
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
90th
Nigeria rank
89th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nigeria
0200400600197819992021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 13.23 % change on previous year against 13.21 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 89th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 19.05 % change on previous year 39.28 % change on previous year 20.22 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 20.62 % change on previous year 31.41 % change on previous year 10.78 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 74.26 % change on previous year 81.87 % change on previous year 7.61 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 16.41 % change on previous year 66.47 % change on previous year 50.05 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s 0.8616 % change on previous year 2.76 % change on previous year 1.9 % change on previous year Nigeria
2020s 4.02 % change on previous year -7.25 % change on previous year 11.27 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 13.23 % change on previous year against 13.21 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
0.02 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 89th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,234 data points, 1971–2021
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The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.