Costa Rica vs South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power

Costa Rica
2.08 % change on previous year
in 2019
South Korea
2.04 % change on previous year
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
115th
South Korea rank
117th

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Korea
-5051015196119902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.08 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 115th and South Korea ranks 117th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.01 % change on previous year 9.49 % change on previous year 3.49 % change on previous year South Korea
1970s 6.34 % change on previous year 10.52 % change on previous year 4.18 % change on previous year South Korea
1980s 2.22 % change on previous year 8.88 % change on previous year 6.66 % change on previous year South Korea
1990s 4.84 % change on previous year 7.3 % change on previous year 2.46 % change on previous year South Korea
2000s 4.22 % change on previous year 4.92 % change on previous year 0.6998 % change on previous year South Korea
2010s 3.63 % change on previous year 3.31 % change on previous year 0.32 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power, Costa Rica or South Korea?
Costa Rica, at 2.08 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power between Costa Rica and South Korea?
0.04 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
Costa Rica ranks 115th and South Korea ranks 117th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,091 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.