Costa Rica vs Iceland: GDP per capita

Costa Rica
10.17 million constant LCU
in 2025
Iceland
9.14 million constant LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
10th
Iceland rank
12th

GDP per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196019922025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10.17 million constant LCU against 9.14 million constant LCU in Iceland, a difference of 1.03 million constant LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 12th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.54 million constant LCU 2.62 million constant LCU 81,326 constant LCU Iceland
1970s 3.59 million constant LCU 3.87 million constant LCU 281,720 constant LCU Iceland
1980s 3.71 million constant LCU 5.35 million constant LCU 1.64 million constant LCU Iceland
1990s 4.41 million constant LCU 5.83 million constant LCU 1.42 million constant LCU Iceland
2000s 5.70 million constant LCU 7.60 million constant LCU 1.91 million constant LCU Iceland
2010s 7.55 million constant LCU 8.30 million constant LCU 746,835 constant LCU Iceland
2020s 9.17 million constant LCU 8.85 million constant LCU 315,547 constant LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
Costa Rica, at 10.17 million constant LCU against 9.14 million constant LCU in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
1.03 million constant LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for gdp per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 12th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (constant LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 11,623 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.