Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: GDP per capita
Costa Rica
25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Saint Lucia
23,217 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
Saint Lucia rank
74th
GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices against 23,217 international-$ in 2021 prices in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1,895 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Saint Lucia ranks 74th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,563 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,867 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,696 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 9,036 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,285 international-$ in 2021 prices | 248.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 10,553 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,830 international-$ in 2021 prices | 277.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 13,215 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11,292 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,923 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19,142 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14,992 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,150 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23,928 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20,007 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,921 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
- Costa Rica, at 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices against 23,217 international-$ in 2021 prices in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 1,895 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Saint Lucia ranks 74th 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.