Costa Rica vs Uganda: 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
Uganda
0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Uganda rank
91st
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 91st of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9728 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.9201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.9238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.925 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 91st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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.