Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Costa Rica
25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Uruguay
26,743 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
69th
Uruguay rank
66th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 26,743 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 25,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,631 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 181 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,183 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 8,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,071 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 8,563 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 9,384 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 821.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 9,036 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 10,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 1,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 10,553 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 13,375 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,822 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 13,215 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 13,569 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 353.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 19,142 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 23,875 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 4,733 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 23,928 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 26,455 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,527 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 26,743 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 Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1,631 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th 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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About this data
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.