Costa Rica vs Palau: GDP (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
19,970 current US$ per person
in 2025
Palau
19,532 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Palau rank
76th
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19,970 current US$ per person against 19,532 current US$ per person in Palau, a difference of 438 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Palau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Palau ranks 76th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,007 current US$ per person | 1,481 current US$ per person | 473.88 current US$ per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 1,455 current US$ per person | 3,768 current US$ per person | 2,313 current US$ per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 2,979 current US$ per person | 7,045 current US$ per person | 4,066 current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 5,034 current US$ per person | 9,020 current US$ per person | 3,987 current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 11,108 current US$ per person | 14,087 current US$ per person | 2,979 current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 15,896 current US$ per person | 15,840 current US$ per person | 55.9 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 19,970 current US$ per person against 19,532 current US$ per person in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 438 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Palau ranks 76th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (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.