What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Zambia?

0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Zambia: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0.9098 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0.9111 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

191st

Zambia rank

190th

GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.9111 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 190th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9805 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9227 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1970s	0.9726 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.94 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1980s	0.9155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8993 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0.979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0.9629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9404 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0.9575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9678 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.9261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.9111 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Zambia?: 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 190th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 255 places, 13,841 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

GNI (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.