Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit
Costa Rica
0.7254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador
0.723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
108th
El Salvador rank
110th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0024 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 110th of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 7.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5.76 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.78 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2844 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7788 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0024 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 110th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 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.