Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.9446 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
151st
Malaysia rank
148th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9446 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 151st and Malaysia ranks 148th of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.957 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.9446 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 151st and Malaysia ranks 148th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.