Costa Rica vs Japan: Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific
Costa Rica
2.8%
in 2023
Japan
2.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Japan rank
33rd
Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 5.1% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB), published as Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific country (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average transaction cost of sending remittance from a specific country is the average of the total transaction cost in percentage of the amount sent for sending USD 200 charged by each single remittance service provider (RSP) included in the Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database from a specific country.