Colombia vs Costa Rica: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita
Colombia
17.20 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
9.40 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 17.20 million constant LCU per person against 9.40 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 7.80 million constant LCU per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.59 million constant LCU per person | 2.52 million constant LCU per person | 3.07 million constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 7.16 million constant LCU per person | 3.34 million constant LCU per person | 3.82 million constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 8.52 million constant LCU per person | 3.45 million constant LCU per person | 5.06 million constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10.03 million constant LCU per person | 4.05 million constant LCU per person | 5.99 million constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 11.24 million constant LCU per person | 5.21 million constant LCU per person | 6.03 million constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 14.96 million constant LCU per person | 6.95 million constant LCU per person | 8.01 million constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 16.40 million constant LCU per person | 8.47 million constant LCU per person | 7.93 million constant LCU per person | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 17.20 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 Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 7.80 million constant LCU per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.