China vs Costa Rica: GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita
China
29,162 current international $ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
30,764 current international $ per person
in 2025
China rank
79th
Costa Rica rank
78th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 30,764 current international $ per person against 29,162 current international $ per person in China, a difference of 1,602 current international $ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
China ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 78th of 203 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,780 current international $ per person | 6,179 current international $ per person | 4,399 current international $ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5,236 current international $ per person | 9,648 current international $ per person | 4,411 current international $ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13,249 current international $ per person | 16,712 current international $ per person | 3,464 current international $ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23,799 current international $ per person | 25,861 current international $ per person | 2,062 current international $ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per capita, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 30,764 current international $ per person against 29,162 current international $ per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per capita between China and Costa Rica?
- 1,602 current international $ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- China ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 78th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), 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, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.