China vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
China
12,853 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
14,564 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
China rank
58th
Costa Rica rank
55th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14,564 constant 2015 US$ per person against 12,853 constant 2015 US$ per person in China, a difference of 1,711 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
China ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 163 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,509 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7,520 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,011 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,168 constant 2015 US$ per person | 8,713 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,545 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7,782 constant 2015 US$ per person | 11,615 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,833 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11,609 constant 2015 US$ per person | 13,419 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,810 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$), per capita, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 14,564 constant 2015 US$ per person against 12,853 constant 2015 US$ per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between China and Costa Rica?
- 1,711 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- China ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.