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
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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About this data
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.