Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Mauritania
0.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Mauritania rank
131st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Mauritania ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Mauritania ranks 131st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.