Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Bulgaria
20,539 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
18,730 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
60th
Costa Rica rank
61st
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20,539 current US$ per person against 18,730 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,809 current US$ per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,314 current US$ per person | 1,496 current US$ per person | 818.74 current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1,488 current US$ per person | 3,120 current US$ per person | 1,632 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4,571 current US$ per person | 5,180 current US$ per person | 609.41 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8,115 current US$ per person | 11,209 current US$ per person | 3,094 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 14,979 current US$ per person | 15,231 current US$ per person | 251.75 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 20,539 current US$ per person against 18,730 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 1,809 current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.