Remittance corridor · World Bank RPW · 2025Q3

United States → Costa Rica

What it costs to send from United States to Costa Rica on World Bank RPW $200 sends (6.0% average), with the cheapest provider on record and the gap to the UN 3% target.

6.0%
Average cost
2.8%
Cheapest · Go Vianex
9
Providers tracked

How the 6.0% average cost breaks down

World Bank RPW splits total remittance cost into the provider's transaction fee and the exchange-rate margin applied to the transfer. Same 2025Q3 figures as the detail table below.

Corridor-cost tercile vs fleet

United States → Costa Rica posts a mid-tercile 6.0% average cost (~4.3-6.6% fleet band), ranking #216 of 348. Cheapest tracked floor: 2.8%.

#216 of 348
cheapest-cost corpus rank
6.0%
average cost of a $200 transfer
-1.3pp
vs the 7.3% average of 348 corridors
+3.0pp
gap to the UN 3% target

Compared against the 348 corridors in the 2025Q3 release, not a generic headline figure.

D
Corridor Value Score
42/100
United States to Costa Rica

Based on average cost, delivery speed, FX margin, provider competition, and cost trend from World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide data, benchmarked against all 348 tracked corridors - not a quote or a prediction of what you will pay.

Cost D
5.97%
Average total cost, sending $200-equivalent
Speed F
1.1 days
Average delivery time, latest quarter
FX transparency D
1.80%
Exchange-rate margin above the mid-market rate
Competition B-
9 providers
Number of providers actively quoting this corridor
Cost trend F
+0.04pp
Change in average cost vs. the prior quarter

What changed

World Bank RPW release record: 2025Q1 to 2025Q3

  • Lowest observed transfer cost changed from 0.90% to 2.83% (+1.93 percentage points).
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Where this corridor sits by provider panel size

United States → Costa Rica has 9 World Bank RPW providers among 377 tracked corridors (inventory signal, not a cost-quality ranking). Orthogonal to the cost comparison below.

United States → Costa Rica vs all corridors by provider count

Where this corridor's RPW provider panel sits among every tracked route

9 138th of 377 higher than 239 of 377 corridors

Corridors, banded by RPW provider inventory

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Source World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide · 2026-08-10

How United States → Costa Rica compares

Average cost of a $200 transfer, percent, lower is cheaper

United States → Costa Rica5.97%Cheapest provider2.83%348-corridor average (2025Q3)7.25%World Bank global average6.4%UN SDG 10.c target3%

Source: World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW); UN SDG 10.c As of 2025Q3

SDG 10.c progress (target: 3%) 75.3%
Cheapest

5.97% average - 3.0pp above target

Cost trend: United States → Costa Rica

Average and cheapest cost of a $200 transfer over time, percent

0%2%4%6%8%10% 2015Q42017Q12018Q22019Q32020Q42022Q12023Q22024Q32025Q3 5.97%2.83% CheapestAverage

Source: World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) As of 2025Q3

Sending Country

United States
North America
5.53%
Avg outbound cost
$107.1B
Total remittances sent
All corridors from United States →

Receiving Country

Costa Rica
Latin America & Caribbean
5.97%
Avg inbound cost
$0.9B
Total remittances received
All corridors to Costa Rica →

Nearby Corridors from United States

United States is one of the most connected sending markets in our data, with 41 tracked outbound corridors. The 5 below span the widest cost range, from the cheapest to send anywhere from United States through to the most expensive.

#DestinationAvg costCheapest
1Nigeria2.9%0.0%
2El Salvador3.5%1.0%
3India3.8%0.4%
4Pakistan3.8%0.5%
5Yemen3.9%2.0%

World Bank RPW fee spread

Release 2025Q3 US→CR

6.0% avg · 2.8% floor · 3.14pp spread on $200

  • AVG 6.0%
  • CHEAP 2.8%
  • SPREAD 3.14pp
  • SDG +3.0pp
  • RANK #216 of 348
  • REL 2025Q3
  • PANEL 9
Canada→Kenya6%Saudi Arabia→Myanmar5.9%Spain→Honduras5.86%United States→Costa Rica (this)United States→Costa Rica (th…5.97%
Cross-sender corridors nearest United States → Costa Rica by average RPW cost (2025Q3)

Fee spread manifest for United States → Costa Rica: entity-varying RPW stamps plus cross-sender ABS(avg_cost) peers from the current release. Compare corridors side-by-side →

Mid-band transfer cost on United States → Costa Rica

World Bank RPW tracks United States → Costa Rica at 5.97% average cost as of 2025Q3.

That cheapest figure comes from the World Bank's mystery-shopping survey: trained researchers pose as customers and obtain real quotes for a standardized $200 transfer, across the 9 banks, money transfer operators, post offices and mobile-money providers RPW tracks on this corridor. It is a snapshot from that survey quarter, not a live guarantee -- confirm the current rate directly with the provider before sending.

Costs on this route have stayed essentially flat, moving 0.04 percentage points over the tracked period, unusual stability against the broader downward trend seen on most corridors. Across 39 quarters on record, average cost ranged 4.9%–8.3%, with 0 quarters at or under the UN 3% target. It sits 3.0 pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

About United States → Costa Rica data

PlainRemit compares international money-transfer costs across tracked corridors so you can see which routes and providers charge the least before you send money abroad. This corridor's figures are computed directly from the World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) quarterly survey, a mystery-shopping panel of actual transfer quotes for a standardized $200 transfer.

Average 5.97%; cheapest observed 2.83% via Go Vianex; 9 providers tracked across 39 RPW quarters; vintage 2026-08-10.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to send money from United States to Costa Rica?

Average 5.97% of the transfer amount (World Bank RPW, 2025Q3). Cheapest observed: 2.83% via Go Vianex.

What is the cheapest way to send money from United States to Costa Rica?

Lowest RPW survey quote: 2.83% (Go Vianex). Panel is high-tercile with 9 providers tracked.

Is the United States to Costa Rica corridor meeting the UN SDG cost target?

Not yet: 6.0% is 3.0pp above the UN SDG 10.c 3% target.

Where does United States → Costa Rica sit among tracked remittance corridors?

According to World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide average cost among 348 tracked corridors on PlainRemit, United States → Costa Rica ranks #216 of 348 (cheapest = #1). Ordinal uses latest_avg_cost ASC matching /rankings/cheapest. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Source: World Bank, Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) Database (2011-2025). See our methodology for details.

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