Costa Rica vs South America: Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
25.22 % change on previous year
in 2023
South America
8.73 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
7th
South America rank
10th
Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- South America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 25.22 % change on previous year against 8.73 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 16.49 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.9 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South America ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.82 % change on previous year | 16.35 % change on previous year | 0.4787 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.98 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | 0.0491 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.38 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year | 0.4254 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.19 % change on previous year | 9.99 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2010s | 7.55 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | 5.27 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.86 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or South America?
- Costa Rica, at 25.22 % change on previous year against 8.73 % change on previous year in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and South America?
- 16.49 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South America rank globally for gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross National Income — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.