Remittances received in Costa Rica in 2025 — 853,351,002 US$. Ranked 66 in the world out of 94. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 42,567.6%.
1977–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 853M | +129M | +17.74% |
| 2024 | 725M | +62.69M | +9.47% |
| 2023 | 662M | +41.79M | +6.74% |
| 2022 | 620M | +26.18M | +4.41% |
| 2021 | 594M | +69.34M | +13.21% |
| 2020 | 525M | −28.59M | −5.17% |
| 2019 | 553M | +19.87M | +3.72% |
| 2018 | 534M | −26.86M | −4.79% |
| 2017 | 560M | +14.94M | +2.74% |
| 2016 | 545M | −6.56M | −1.19% |
| 2015 | 552M | −41.94M | −7.06% |
| 2014 | 594M | −2.47M | −0.41% |
| 2013 | 596M | +34.06M | +6.06% |
| 2012 | 562M | +42.12M | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 520M | −10.47M | −1.97% |
| 2010 | 531M | +17.6M | +3.43% |
| 2009 | 513M | −91.68M | −15.16% |
| 2008 | 605M | −13.15M | −2.13% |
| 2007 | 618M | +105M | +20.42% |
| 2006 | 513M | +92.81M | +22.08% |
| 2005 | 420M | +101M | +31.54% |
| 2004 | 320M | −1.33M | −0.42% |
| 2003 | 321M | +70.23M | +28.02% |
| 2002 | 251M | +52.2M | +26.31% |
| 2001 | 198M | +62.47M | +45.94% |
| 2000 | 136M | +9.49M | +7.51% |
| 1999 | 126M | −1.62M | −1.26% |
| 1998 | 128M | −2M | −1.54% |
| 1997 | 130M | −670,000 | −0.51% |
| 1996 | 131M | +7.47M | +6.06% |
| 1995 | 123M | +106M | +621.05% |
| 1994 | 17.1M | +1.1M | +6.88% |
| 1993 | 16M | +1.8M | +12.68% |
| 1992 | 14.2M | +800,000 | +5.97% |
| 1991 | 13.4M | +1.4M | +11.67% |
| 1990 | 12M | +2M | +20% |
| 1989 | 10M | +900,000 | +9.89% |
| 1988 | 9.1M | +1.2M | +15.19% |
| 1987 | 7.9M | +200,000 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 7.7M | +500,000 | +6.94% |
| 1985 | 7.2M | +800,000 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 6.4M | +1.1M | +20.75% |
| 1983 | 5.3M | −300,000 | −5.36% |
| 1982 | 5.6M | +3.2M | +133.33% |
| 1981 | 2.4M | −1.7M | −41.46% |
| 1980 | 4.1M | +1.4M | +51.85% |
| 1979 | 2.7M | −200,000 | −6.9% |
| 1978 | 2.9M | +900,000 | +45% |
| 1977 | 2M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Personal remittances received by a country: the earnings of labor migrants sent home, plus transfers between households. For a couple of dozen countries this flow is larger than any single export item, and for several it exceeds a fifth of GDP — remittances then become the main external link of the economy, steadier than both direct investment and foreign aid: in a crisis they usually do not fall but rise, because migrants send their families more.
Important: Only transfers through banks and money transfer systems are counted. Cash brought in person does not reach the statistics, so the real volumes are higher — by estimates, noticeably so.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
How much money leaves a country in remittances — mostly the earnings of incomers.
Migration Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.
Economy Gross national incomeThe income received by the residents of a country — including what is earned abroad, but without what foreigners earn inside it.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.
