Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: GDP per capita

Costa Rica
10.05 million current LCU
in 2025
Kazakhstan
7.66 million current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Kazakhstan rank
19th

GDP per capita over time

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

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10.05 million current LCU against 7.66 million current LCU in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.40 million current LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 19th of 212 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 571,128 current LCU 51,902 current LCU 519,226 current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 2.32 million current LCU 518,144 current LCU 1.80 million current LCU Costa Rica
2010s 6.01 million current LCU 2.36 million current LCU 3.65 million current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 8.91 million current LCU 5.54 million current LCU 3.38 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 Kazakhstan?
Costa Rica, at 10.05 million current LCU against 7.66 million current LCU in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
2.40 million current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for gdp per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 19th 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.