What is the difference in gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?

610 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?

25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: GDP per capita

Costa Rica

25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Turkmenistan

24,502 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

71st

Turkmenistan rank

72nd

GDP per capita over time

Costa Rica
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices against 24,502 international-$ in 2021 prices in Turkmenistan, a difference of 610 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11,425 international-$ in 2021 prices	8,374 international-$ in 2021 prices	3,051 international-$ in 2021 prices	Costa Rica
2000s	13,215 international-$ in 2021 prices	10,859 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,356 international-$ in 2021 prices	Costa Rica
2010s	19,142 international-$ in 2021 prices	19,593 international-$ in 2021 prices	451.35 international-$ in 2021 prices	Turkmenistan
2020s	23,928 international-$ in 2021 prices	23,040 international-$ in 2021 prices	888.67 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 Turkmenistan?: Costa Rica, at 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices against 24,502 international-$ in 2021 prices in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?: 610 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for gdp per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd 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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Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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.