Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
5.28 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador
5.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Ecuador rank
131st
Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.3 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Ecuador ranks 131st of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.18 % change on previous year | 5.65 % change on previous year | 0.5292 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 17.44 % change on previous year | 17.24 % change on previous year | 0.1957 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.63 % change on previous year | 0.9196 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.54 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.07 % change on previous year | 13.46 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.58 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.63 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 5.3 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Ecuador ranks 131st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 national expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.