Costa Rica vs Panama: GDP (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
19,970 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
19,790 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Panama rank
75th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 19,970 current US$ per person against 19,790 current US$ per person in Panama, a difference of 180 current US$ per person.

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

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Panama ranks 75th of 212 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 387.75 current US$ per person 643.07 current US$ per person 255.32 current US$ per person Panama
1970s 1,007 current US$ per person 1,342 current US$ per person 334.62 current US$ per person Panama
1980s 1,455 current US$ per person 2,740 current US$ per person 1,285 current US$ per person Panama
1990s 2,979 current US$ per person 3,357 current US$ per person 377.96 current US$ per person Panama
2000s 5,034 current US$ per person 5,298 current US$ per person 263.85 current US$ per person Panama
2010s 11,108 current US$ per person 13,178 current US$ per person 2,071 current US$ per person Panama
2020s 15,896 current US$ per person 17,321 current US$ per person 1,426 current US$ per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 19,970 current US$ per person against 19,790 current US$ per person in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
180 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Panama ranks 75th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.