Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
2,711 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
160.87 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
46th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2,711 current US$ per person against 160.87 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2,550 current US$ per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 16.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 203 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 294.69 current US$ per person 117.97 current US$ per person 176.72 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1990s 568.46 current US$ per person 123.09 current US$ per person 445.36 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2000s 811.26 current US$ per person 120.14 current US$ per person 691.12 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 1,377 current US$ per person 172.62 current US$ per person 1,204 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2020s 2,146 current US$ per person 168.43 current US$ per person 1,978 current US$ per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Costa Rica, at 2,711 current US$ per person against 160.87 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2,550 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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

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.