Costa Rica vs Panama: GNI (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
18,168 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
18,830 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
76th
Panama rank
73rd
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 18,830 current US$ per person against 18,168 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 662 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Panama ranks 73rd of 208 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380.13 current US$ per person | 575.04 current US$ per person | 194.91 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 977.96 current US$ per person | 1,262 current US$ per person | 283.83 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 1,339 current US$ per person | 2,627 current US$ per person | 1,288 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 2,920 current US$ per person | 3,213 current US$ per person | 293.22 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 4,856 current US$ per person | 5,000 current US$ per person | 143.88 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 10,623 current US$ per person | 12,290 current US$ per person | 1,666 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 14,689 current US$ per person | 16,490 current US$ per person | 1,801 current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 18,830 current US$ per person against 18,168 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 662 current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Panama ranks 73rd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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.