What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?

189 current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica

2,711 current US$ per person

in 2025

Malaysia

2,900 current US$ per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

46th

Malaysia rank

43rd

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita over time

Costa Rica
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2,900 current US$ per person against 2,711 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 189 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	193.7 current US$ per person	162.86 current US$ per person	30.83 current US$ per person	Costa Rica
1980s	302.81 current US$ per person	418.71 current US$ per person	115.89 current US$ per person	Malaysia
1990s	568.46 current US$ per person	985.74 current US$ per person	417.29 current US$ per person	Malaysia
2000s	811.26 current US$ per person	1,535 current US$ per person	723.38 current US$ per person	Malaysia
2010s	1,377 current US$ per person	2,294 current US$ per person	917.34 current US$ per person	Malaysia
2020s	2,146 current US$ per person	2,616 current US$ per person	470.09 current US$ per person	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2,900 current US$ per person against 2,711 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 189 current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,059 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.