Costa Rica vs Peru: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

Costa Rica
117.42 current US$ per person
in 2021
Peru
108.82 current US$ per person
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
109th
Peru rank
112th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 117.42 current US$ per person against 108.82 current US$ per person in Peru, a difference of 8.6 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Peru ranks 112th of 193 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 19.48 current US$ per person 17.77 current US$ per person 1.71 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2000s 90.78 current US$ per person 51.22 current US$ per person 39.57 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 115.99 current US$ per person 94.67 current US$ per person 21.33 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2020s 110.83 current US$ per person 98.67 current US$ per person 12.16 current US$ per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita, Costa Rica or Peru?
Costa Rica, at 117.42 current US$ per person against 108.82 current US$ per person in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Costa Rica and Peru?
8.6 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Peru ranks 112th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.