Costa Rica vs Sweden: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Sweden
0.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Sweden rank
134th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Sweden ranks 134th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 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 Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Sweden ranks 134th 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.