Chile vs Costa Rica: GDP per capita
Chile
26,244 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Costa Rica
25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Chile rank
69th
Costa Rica rank
71st
GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 26,244 international-$ in 2021 prices against 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,132 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,453 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,163 international-$ in 2021 prices | 289.28 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
| 1960s | 6,727 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,206 international-$ in 2021 prices | 521.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
| 1970s | 7,466 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8,563 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,097 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 7,401 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,036 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,634 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11,510 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,553 international-$ in 2021 prices | 957.5 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
| 2000s | 15,986 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,215 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,771 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
| 2010s | 25,486 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19,142 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,344 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
| 2020s | 25,767 international-$ in 2021 prices | 23,928 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,838 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 26,244 international-$ in 2021 prices against 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 1,132 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.