Costa Rica vs Poland: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Poland
0.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Poland rank
130th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Poland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Poland ranks 130th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Poland ranks 130th 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.