Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
5.28 % change on previous year
in 2025
Seychelles
5.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Seychelles rank
129th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 5.55 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.27 % change on previous year.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Seychelles ranks 129th of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.36 % change on previous year | 34.08 % change on previous year | 13.72 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 4.63 % change on previous year | 9.49 % change on previous year | 4.86 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 10.54 % change on previous year | 9.71 % change on previous year | 0.8334 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.07 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 4.78 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.58 % change on previous year | 8.12 % change on previous year | 0.5382 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 7.63 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | 2.07 % 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$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 5.55 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 0.27 % change on previous year, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Seychelles ranks 129th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.