Costa Rica vs Panama: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
18,730 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
18,195 current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
61st
Panama rank
64th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18,730 current US$ per person against 18,195 current US$ per person in Panama, a difference of 535 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Panama ranks 64th of 186 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 409.04 current US$ per person | 643.53 current US$ per person | 234.49 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 1,090 current US$ per person | 1,430 current US$ per person | 340.09 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 1,496 current US$ per person | 2,800 current US$ per person | 1,304 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 3,120 current US$ per person | 3,557 current US$ per person | 437.49 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 5,180 current US$ per person | 5,415 current US$ per person | 234.7 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 11,209 current US$ per person | 13,492 current US$ per person | 2,283 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 14,531 current US$ per person | 16,238 current US$ per person | 1,707 current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 18,730 current US$ per person against 18,195 current US$ per person in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 535 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Panama ranks 64th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.