Costa Rica vs Iraq: GDP per capita

Costa Rica
10.05 million current LCU
in 2025
Iraq
7.03 million current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Iraq rank
20th

GDP per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196019922025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10.05 million current LCU against 7.03 million current LCU in Iraq, a difference of 3.02 million current LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 20th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 2,510 current LCU 96.76 current LCU 2,414 current LCU Costa Rica
1970s 8,095 current LCU 349.29 current LCU 7,746 current LCU Costa Rica
1980s 70,595 current LCU 991.23 current LCU 69,604 current LCU Costa Rica
1990s 571,128 current LCU 362,183 current LCU 208,945 current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 2.32 million current LCU 2.79 million current LCU 470,117 current LCU Iraq
2010s 6.01 million current LCU 6.39 million current LCU 376,269 current LCU Iraq
2020s 8.91 million current LCU 7.40 million current LCU 1.51 million current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Costa Rica, at 10.05 million current LCU against 7.03 million current LCU in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Iraq?
3.02 million current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for gdp per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 20th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.