Which has higher primary income, debit/expenditure, Costa Rica or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 10.51 billion against 9.24 billion in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary income, debit/expenditure between Costa Rica and Nigeria?

1.27 billion, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Primary income, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Primary income, Debit/Expenditure

Costa Rica

9.24 billion

in 2024

Nigeria

10.51 billion

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

59th

Nigeria rank

57th

Primary income, Debit/Expenditure over time

Costa Rica
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 10.51 billion against 9.24 billion in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.27 billion.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 198 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.15 billion	11.34 billion	10.19 billion	Nigeria
2010s	2.68 billion	17.01 billion	14.33 billion	Nigeria
2020s	6.28 billion	11.00 billion	4.71 billion	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income, debit/expenditure, Costa Rica or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 10.51 billion against 9.24 billion in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income, debit/expenditure between Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 1.27 billion, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for primary income, debit/expenditure?: Costa Rica ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Primary income, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Primary income, Debit/Expenditure. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/primary-income-debit-expenditure-us-dollar/costa-rica/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/primary-income-debit-expenditure-us-dollar/costa-rica/nigeria/">Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Primary income, Debit/Expenditure</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Primary income, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 207 places, 3,864 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.