Costa Rica vs Nauru: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nauru
0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
128th
Nauru rank
131st

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nauru
00.0250.050.0750.10.125197719992021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nauru, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 128th and Nauru ranks 131st of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nauru
2020s 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Nauru?
Costa Rica, at 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nauru as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Nauru?
0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nauru?
14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Nauru rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Nauru ranks 131st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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