Costa Rica vs Kenya: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 7.2% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 4.2% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 5.0% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.5% | 0.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for gdp growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 59th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.