Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Costa Rica
8,303 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
7,631 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Uruguay rank
73rd

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8,303 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,631 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay, a difference of 672 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 465.15 BoP, current US$ per person 371.48 BoP, current US$ per person 93.68 BoP, current US$ per person Costa Rica
1980s 508.54 BoP, current US$ per person 554.73 BoP, current US$ per person 46.2 BoP, current US$ per person Uruguay
1990s 1,067 BoP, current US$ per person 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person 69.48 BoP, current US$ per person Uruguay
2000s 2,119 BoP, current US$ per person 1,792 BoP, current US$ per person 326.85 BoP, current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 3,686 BoP, current US$ per person 5,188 BoP, current US$ per person 1,503 BoP, current US$ per person Uruguay
2020s 6,257 BoP, current US$ per person 6,763 BoP, current US$ per person 505.38 BoP, current US$ per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 8,303 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,631 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
672 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.