Costa Rica vs Iraq: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
9.30 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iraq
7.03 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
Iraq rank
19th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.30 million current LCU per person against 7.03 million current LCU per person in Iraq, a difference of 2.27 million current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,054 current LCU per person | 114.05 current LCU per person | 2,940 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8,095 current LCU per person | 349.29 current LCU per person | 7,746 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 70,595 current LCU per person | 991.23 current LCU per person | 69,604 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 523,489 current LCU per person | 362,183 current LCU per person | 161,306 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.10 million current LCU per person | 2.79 million current LCU per person | 689,798 current LCU per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5.54 million current LCU per person | 6.39 million current LCU per person | 852,416 current LCU per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 8.23 million current LCU per person | 7.40 million current LCU per person | 830,308 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
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 Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 9.30 million current LCU per person against 7.03 million current LCU per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 2.27 million current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th 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.