Costa Rica vs Serbia: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Costa Rica
14,686 2011$
in 2018
Serbia
14,124 2011$
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
66th
Serbia rank
68th

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14,686 2011$ against 14,124 2011$ in Serbia, a difference of 562 2011$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Serbia ranks 68th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 3,811 2011$ 2,713 2011$ 1,098 2011$ Costa Rica
1960s 4,934 2011$ 5,082 2011$ 148.4 2011$ Serbia
1970s 7,015 2011$ 8,462 2011$ 1,447 2011$ Serbia
1980s 7,183 2011$ 10,888 2011$ 3,705 2011$ Serbia
1990s 8,395 2011$ 6,422 2011$ 1,972 2011$ Costa Rica
2000s 10,463 2011$ 8,900 2011$ 1,562 2011$ Costa Rica
2010s 13,362 2011$ 12,860 2011$ 501.92 2011$ Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution, Costa Rica or Serbia?
Costa Rica, at 14,686 2011$ against 14,124 2011$ in Serbia as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Costa Rica and Serbia?
562 2011$, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Serbia?
67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Serbia rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Serbia ranks 68th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Unit
2011$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]