Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
7,758 current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
6,826 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
66th
Uruguay rank
68th
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7,758 current US$ per person against 6,826 current US$ per person in Uruguay, a difference of 932 current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.98 current US$ per person | 90.2 current US$ per person | 2.78 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 294.46 current US$ per person | 214.43 current US$ per person | 80.03 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 492.81 current US$ per person | 507.81 current US$ per person | 15 current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1,153 current US$ per person | 1,039 current US$ per person | 114.37 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,028 current US$ per person | 1,649 current US$ per person | 379.36 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,566 current US$ per person | 4,374 current US$ per person | 808.31 current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5,939 current US$ per person | 6,193 current US$ per person | 254.26 current US$ per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 7,758 current US$ per person against 6,826 current US$ per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 932 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports of goods and services (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.