Costa Rica vs Palau: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Palau
0.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Palau rank
133rd
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Palau ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
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 Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Palau ranks 133rd 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.