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

Costa Rica
0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Panama
0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
128th
Panama rank
129th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
00.010.020.030.04197719992021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 128th and Panama ranks 129th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1980s 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1990s 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2000s 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

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 Panama?
Costa Rica, at 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Panama ranks 129th 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.