Costa Rica vs Kenya: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Kenya rank
90th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Kenya ranks 90th of 205 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8889 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Kenya ranks 90th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.