Chile vs Costa Rica: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita

Chile
9.79 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
9.40 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Chile rank
8th
Costa Rica rank
9th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 9.79 million constant LCU per person against 9.40 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 391,650 constant LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 2.80 million constant LCU per person 2.34 million constant LCU per person 459,808 constant LCU per person Chile
1970s 3.00 million constant LCU per person 3.34 million constant LCU per person 336,106 constant LCU per person Costa Rica
1980s 3.28 million constant LCU per person 3.45 million constant LCU per person 175,398 constant LCU per person Costa Rica
1990s 4.84 million constant LCU per person 4.05 million constant LCU per person 792,158 constant LCU per person Chile
2000s 6.59 million constant LCU per person 5.21 million constant LCU per person 1.38 million constant LCU per person Chile
2010s 8.60 million constant LCU per person 6.95 million constant LCU per person 1.64 million constant LCU per person Chile
2020s 9.24 million constant LCU per person 8.47 million constant LCU per person 768,058 constant LCU per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 9.79 million constant LCU per person against 9.40 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
391,650 constant LCU per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita?
Chile ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita
Unit
constant LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 8,338 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.