Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Bulgaria
17,685 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
18,466 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Costa Rica rank
70th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18,466 current US$ per person against 17,685 current US$ per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 781 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 70th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,315 current US$ per person | 1,455 current US$ per person | 859.9 current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1,408 current US$ per person | 2,741 current US$ per person | 1,333 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,444 current US$ per person | 4,557 current US$ per person | 1,113 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7,097 current US$ per person | 10,226 current US$ per person | 3,128 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13,345 current US$ per person | 14,682 current US$ per person | 1,337 current US$ 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 us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 18,466 current US$ per person against 17,685 current US$ per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 781 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 70th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.