Costa Rica vs Turkey: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Costa Rica
18,730 current US$ per person
in 2025
Turkey
18,643 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
61st
Turkey rank
62nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18,730 current US$ per person against 18,643 current US$ per person in Turkey, a difference of 87 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 409.04 current US$ per person | 286.4 current US$ per person | 122.64 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1,090 current US$ per person | 876.63 current US$ per person | 213.67 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,496 current US$ per person | 1,355 current US$ per person | 140.34 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3,120 current US$ per person | 3,441 current US$ per person | 320.78 current US$ per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5,180 current US$ per person | 6,757 current US$ per person | 1,577 current US$ per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 11,209 current US$ per person | 11,327 current US$ per person | 118.02 current US$ per person | Turkey |
| 2020s | 15,231 current US$ per person | 13,059 current US$ per person | 2,172 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Turkey?
- Costa Rica, at 18,730 current US$ per person against 18,643 current US$ per person in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 87 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.