Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Bulgaria
34.47 billion current GBP
in 2014
Costa Rica
30.11 billion current GBP
in 2014
Bulgaria rank
80th
Costa Rica rank
83rd

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 34.47 billion current GBP against 30.11 billion current GBP in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.35 billion current GBP.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 200 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1930s 11.57 million current GBP 11.93 million current GBP 366,167 current GBP Costa Rica
1940s 105.14 million current GBP 56.01 million current GBP 49.13 million current GBP Bulgaria
1950s 507.13 million current GBP 130.64 million current GBP 376.49 million current GBP Bulgaria
1960s 1.50 billion current GBP 227.85 million current GBP 1.27 billion current GBP Bulgaria
1970s 4.60 billion current GBP 1.04 billion current GBP 3.56 billion current GBP Bulgaria
1980s 12.53 billion current GBP 2.96 billion current GBP 9.57 billion current GBP Bulgaria
1990s 7.61 billion current GBP 6.76 billion current GBP 852.97 million current GBP Bulgaria
2000s 17.70 billion current GBP 12.55 billion current GBP 5.15 billion current GBP Bulgaria
2010s 34.37 billion current GBP 27.90 billion current GBP 6.46 billion current GBP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 34.47 billion current GBP against 30.11 billion current GBP in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
4.35 billion current GBP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
70 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2014.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Bulgaria ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.