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
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

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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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.