Costa Rica vs Thailand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt)

Costa Rica
15,811 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Thailand
15,671 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
68th
Thailand rank
71st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15,811 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 15,671 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Thailand, a difference of 140 international-$ in 2011 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 68th and Thailand ranks 71st of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 4,640 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 2,162 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 2,478 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Costa Rica
1970s 6,694 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 3,318 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 3,376 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Costa Rica
1980s 6,927 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 5,117 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,810 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Costa Rica
1990s 8,145 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 8,945 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 800.23 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Thailand
2000s 10,339 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 10,861 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 522.57 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Thailand
2010s 13,491 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 14,229 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 737.97 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Thailand
2020s 15,075 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 15,330 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 255.5 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 15,811 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 15,671 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Costa Rica and Thailand?
140 international-$ in 2011 prices per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Thailand ranks 71st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,969 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.