Chile vs Costa Rica: GNI (current US$), per capita
Chile
17,021 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
18,168 current US$ per person
in 2025
Chile rank
78th
Costa Rica rank
76th
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18,168 current US$ per person against 17,021 current US$ per person in Chile, a difference of 1,147 current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 208 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 685.95 current US$ per person | 380.13 current US$ per person | 305.82 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 1,264 current US$ per person | 977.96 current US$ per person | 285.87 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 1,822 current US$ per person | 1,339 current US$ per person | 482.87 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 4,119 current US$ per person | 2,920 current US$ per person | 1,199 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 6,754 current US$ per person | 4,856 current US$ per person | 1,898 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 13,796 current US$ per person | 10,623 current US$ per person | 3,173 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 15,250 current US$ per person | 14,689 current US$ per person | 560.7 current US$ per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 18,168 current US$ per person against 17,021 current US$ per person in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 1,147 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Chile ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.