What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per capita between Costa Rica and Palau?

0.0009 million USD per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Palau: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita

Costa Rica

0.0186 million USD per person

in 2024

Palau

0.0177 million USD per person

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

69th

Palau rank

70th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita over time

Costa Rica
Palau

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0186 million USD per person against 0.0177 million USD per person in Palau, a difference of 0.0009 million USD per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Palau ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 69th and Palau ranks 70th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0013 million USD per person	0.0012 million USD per person	0.0001 million USD per person	Costa Rica
1980s	0.0019 million USD per person	0.003 million USD per person	0.0012 million USD per person	Palau
1990s	0.003 million USD per person	0.0065 million USD per person	0.0034 million USD per person	Palau
2000s	0.005 million USD per person	0.009 million USD per person	0.004 million USD per person	Palau
2010s	0.0111 million USD per person	0.014 million USD per person	0.0029 million USD per person	Palau
2020s	0.0149 million USD per person	0.0152 million USD per person	0.0003 million USD per person	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, per capita, Costa Rica or Palau?: Costa Rica, at 0.0186 million USD per person against 0.0177 million USD per person in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per capita between Costa Rica and Palau?: 0.0009 million USD per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 69th and Palau ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 — Value US$, per capita
Unit: million USD per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,004 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 19 September 2026

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.