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

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

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor 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.

Argentina vs Costa Rica: GDP per capita

Argentina

27,847 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Costa Rica

28,443 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Argentina rank

78th

Costa Rica rank

77th

GDP per capita over time

Argentina
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 28,443 international-$ in 2021 prices against 27,847 international-$ in 2021 prices in Argentina, a difference of 596 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,947 international-$ in 2021 prices	12,346 international-$ in 2021 prices	8,601 international-$ in 2021 prices	Argentina
2000s	23,191 international-$ in 2021 prices	15,939 international-$ in 2021 prices	7,252 international-$ in 2021 prices	Argentina
2010s	28,254 international-$ in 2021 prices	21,129 international-$ in 2021 prices	7,125 international-$ in 2021 prices	Argentina
2020s	26,642 international-$ in 2021 prices	25,648 international-$ in 2021 prices	993.8 international-$ in 2021 prices	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Argentina or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 28,443 international-$ in 2021 prices against 27,847 international-$ in 2021 prices in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?: 596 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for gdp per capita?: Argentina ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor 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: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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