Costa Rica vs Madagascar: 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
Madagascar
0.9244 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Madagascar rank
93rd
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Madagascar ranks 93rd of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.9053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.9201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.9238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Madagascar ranks 93rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.