Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.7293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.7163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Switzerland rank
126th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0.013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 126th of 163 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.681 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.78 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4033 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8635 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7865 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 126th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.