Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth

Costa Rica
4.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador
4.46 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
164th
El Salvador rank
161st

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
-20020406080197119972024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4.46 % change on previous year against 4.37 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 164th and El Salvador ranks 161st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 20.55 % change on previous year 14.61 % change on previous year 5.94 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 29.32 % change on previous year 7.6 % change on previous year 21.72 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 22.42 % change on previous year 7.27 % change on previous year 15.15 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 15.83 % change on previous year 4.58 % change on previous year 11.25 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 7.96 % change on previous year 4.34 % change on previous year 3.62 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s 5.49 % change on previous year 6.04 % change on previous year 0.5437 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 4.46 % change on previous year against 4.37 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.09 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
Costa Rica ranks 164th and El Salvador ranks 161st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 10,731 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.