Argentina vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Argentina
13,663 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
14,564 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
57th
Costa Rica rank
55th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14,564 constant 2015 US$ per person against 13,663 constant 2015 US$ per person in Argentina, a difference of 901 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 57th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,350 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,650 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,700 constant 2015 US$ per person | Argentina |
| 1970s | 8,924 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,401 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,523 constant 2015 US$ per person | Argentina |
| 1980s | 8,388 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,124 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,264 constant 2015 US$ per person | Argentina |
| 1990s | 9,277 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7,140 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,137 constant 2015 US$ per person | Argentina |
| 2000s | 10,030 constant 2015 US$ per person | 8,713 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,317 constant 2015 US$ per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 13,525 constant 2015 US$ per person | 11,615 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,910 constant 2015 US$ per person | Argentina |
| 2020s | 12,756 constant 2015 US$ per person | 13,419 constant 2015 US$ per person | 663.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 14,564 constant 2015 US$ per person against 13,663 constant 2015 US$ per person in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 901 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Argentina ranks 57th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.