Costa Rica vs Peru: 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
Peru
0.9266 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Peru rank
89th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.9266 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Peru ranks 89th of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9836 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.9201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.9266 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Peru ranks 89th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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.