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

Chile
26,244 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Chile rank
67th
Costa Rica rank
69th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196019912023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 26,244 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,132 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 69th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 6,663 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,183 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 480 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Chile
1970s 7,466 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,563 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,097 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Costa Rica
1980s 7,401 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 9,036 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,634 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Costa Rica
1990s 11,510 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 10,553 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 957.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Chile
2000s 15,986 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,215 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,771 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Chile
2010s 25,486 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 19,142 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,344 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Chile
2020s 25,767 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 23,928 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,838 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 26,244 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
1,132 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Chile ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 69th of 181 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 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
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.