Remittance costs as share of amount remitted in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Remittance costs as share of amount remitted was 7.5 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
7.5
Change on year
up 46.2%
World rank
11th
of 46 countries
All-time high
7.5
in 2021
All-time low
3.12
in 2015
Years of data
7
2011–2021

Remittance costs as share of amount remitted in Costa Rica, 2011–2021

024682011201620212011: 3.92015: 3.12017: 3.32018: 5.52019: 5.82020: 5.12021: 7.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for remittance costs as share of amount remitted in Costa Rica is 7.5, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.2% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remittance costs as share of amount remitted in Costa Rica peaked at 7.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.12, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 11th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.34 3.12 5.83 5
2020s 6.31 5.13 7.5 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 8 Kenya 9.23 compare
  2. 9 Ghana 8.08 compare
  3. 10 Japan 7.95 compare
  4. 12 Sweden 7.36 compare
  5. 13 New Zealand 7.35 compare
  6. 14 Australia 7.25 compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is remittance costs as share of amount remitted in Costa Rica?
Remittance costs as share of amount remitted in Costa Rica was 7.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remittance costs as share of amount remitted recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2021.
What is the lowest remittance costs as share of amount remitted recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.12 in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for remittance costs as share of amount remitted?
Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
Is remittance costs as share of amount remitted rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittance costs as share of amount remitted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remittance costs as share of amount remitted
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
46 places, 291 data points, 2011–2021
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