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

Costa Rica
1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
1.47 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Philippines rank
61st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.47 million current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 117,330 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Philippines ranks 61st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 12,167 current US$ per square kilometre 23,924 current US$ per square kilometre 11,757 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1970s 42,108 current US$ per square kilometre 56,187 current US$ per square kilometre 14,079 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 77,567 current US$ per square kilometre 131,284 current US$ per square kilometre 53,717 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 189,691 current US$ per square kilometre 245,310 current US$ per square kilometre 55,619 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 380,560 current US$ per square kilometre 394,940 current US$ per square kilometre 14,380 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 962,436 current US$ per square kilometre 993,768 current US$ per square kilometre 31,332 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 41,015 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Costa Rica or Philippines?
Costa Rica, at 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.47 million current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Costa Rica and Philippines?
117,330 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Philippines ranks 61st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.