Costa Rica vs Panama: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
18,466 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
19,303 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
70th
Panama rank
69th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 19,303 current US$ per person against 18,466 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 837 current US$ per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 70th and Panama ranks 69th of 205 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 387.75 current US$ per person 619.26 current US$ per person 231.51 current US$ per person Panama
1970s 1,007 current US$ per person 1,299 current US$ per person 291.19 current US$ per person Panama
1980s 1,455 current US$ per person 2,662 current US$ per person 1,207 current US$ per person Panama
1990s 2,741 current US$ per person 3,228 current US$ per person 486.88 current US$ per person Panama
2000s 4,557 current US$ per person 5,086 current US$ per person 529.57 current US$ per person Panama
2010s 10,226 current US$ per person 12,682 current US$ per person 2,456 current US$ per person Panama
2020s 14,682 current US$ per person 16,873 current US$ per person 2,191 current US$ per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 19,303 current US$ per person against 18,466 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
837 current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Panama ranks 69th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.