Costa Rica vs Kenya: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth
Costa Rica
4.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
4.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Kenya rank
53rd
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.78 % change on previous year against 4.77 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Kenya ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.46 % change on previous year | 6.95 % change on previous year | 0.5175 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6.34 % change on previous year | 6.53 % change on previous year | 0.187 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.36 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year | 0.8188 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), annual growth, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 4.78 % change on previous year against 4.77 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), annual growth between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Kenya ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.