Costa Rica vs Iceland: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
9.30 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland
11.36 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
Iceland rank
14th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 11.36 million current LCU per person against 9.30 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.06 million current LCU per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,912 current LCU per person | 16,268 current LCU per person | 6,355 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 70,595 current LCU per person | 490,108 current LCU per person | 419,512 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 523,489 current LCU per person | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 1.08 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.10 million current LCU per person | 3.26 million current LCU per person | 1.16 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.54 million current LCU per person | 6.14 million current LCU per person | 603,927 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 8.23 million current LCU per person | 9.45 million current LCU per person | 1.22 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 11.36 million current LCU per person against 9.30 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 2.06 million current LCU per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 14th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current 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) (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.