Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 60th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.9% | -2.6% | 7.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 6.0% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.6% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.1% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for gdp growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 60th 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.