Costa Rica vs Upper middle income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
14.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
5.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
29th
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14.68 % change on previous year against 5.8 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.88 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.58 % change on previous year | 9.36 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 17.02 % change on previous year | 15.07 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.7 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 10.49 % change on previous year | 7.03 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.26 % change on previous year | 11.62 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 7.7 % change on previous year | 7.62 % change on previous year | 0.0816 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.15 % change on previous year | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Upper middle income?
- Costa Rica, at 14.68 % change on previous year against 5.8 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Upper middle income?
- 8.88 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Upper middle income rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI, Atlas method (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.