Chile vs Costa Rica: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP
Chile
-1.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica
-1.3%
in 2024
Chile rank
108th
Costa Rica rank
106th
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.3% against -1.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 108th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -4.6% | 5.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | -3.5% | -3.6% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -2.0% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance as a proportion of gdp, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at -1.3% against -1.5% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a proportion of gdp between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Chile ranks 108th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.