Costa Rica vs Romania: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
18,730 current US$ per person
in 2025
Romania
23,720 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
61st
Romania rank
58th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 23,720 current US$ per person against 18,730 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 4,990 current US$ per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Romania ranks 58th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,120 current US$ per person | 1,572 current US$ per person | 1,548 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5,180 current US$ per person | 5,462 current US$ per person | 281.98 current US$ per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 11,209 current US$ per person | 10,399 current US$ per person | 810.19 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15,231 current US$ per person | 18,343 current US$ per person | 3,112 current US$ per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Romania, at 23,720 current US$ 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$), per capita between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 4,990 current US$ per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Romania ranks 58th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.