Cameroon vs Costa Rica: GDP

Cameroon
34.30 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica
51.81 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Cameroon rank
39th
Costa Rica rank
36th

GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 51.81 trillion current LCU against 34.30 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 17.52 trillion current LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 36th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 203.11 billion current LCU 3.96 billion current LCU 199.15 billion current LCU Cameroon
1970s 642.96 billion current LCU 17.38 billion current LCU 625.58 billion current LCU Cameroon
1980s 3.02 trillion current LCU 199.30 billion current LCU 2.82 trillion current LCU Cameroon
1990s 5.06 trillion current LCU 2.06 trillion current LCU 3.00 trillion current LCU Cameroon
2000s 10.15 trillion current LCU 9.98 trillion current LCU 169.45 billion current LCU Cameroon
2010s 18.36 trillion current LCU 28.93 trillion current LCU 10.58 trillion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 28.72 trillion current LCU 45.44 trillion current LCU 16.72 trillion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 51.81 trillion current LCU against 34.30 trillion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
17.52 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for gdp?
Cameroon ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 36th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.