Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
18,730 current US$ per person
in 2025
Seychelles
21,987 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
61st
Seychelles rank
59th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 21,987 current US$ per person against 18,730 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,257 current US$ per person.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Seychelles ranks 59th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,563 current US$ per person | 1,394 current US$ per person | 168.4 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,496 current US$ per person | 3,113 current US$ per person | 1,618 current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 3,120 current US$ per person | 7,526 current US$ per person | 4,406 current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 5,180 current US$ per person | 10,668 current US$ per person | 5,489 current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 11,209 current US$ per person | 16,938 current US$ per person | 5,730 current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 15,231 current US$ per person | 19,529 current US$ per person | 4,299 current US$ per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 21,987 current US$ 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$), per capita between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 3,257 current US$ per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Seychelles ranks 59th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.