Africa: Lower-middle income vs Costa Rica: Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP

Africa: Lower-middle income
9.45
in 2027
Costa Rica
30.28
in 2027
Africa: Lower-middle income rank
75th
Costa Rica rank
74th

Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP over time

  • Africa: Lower-middle income
  • Costa Rica
51015202530200520162027

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 30.28 against 9.45 in Africa: Lower-middle income, a difference of 20.83.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.2 times Africa: Lower-middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 75th and Costa Rica ranks 74th of 87 groups.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa: Lower-middle income Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 7.43 17.89 10.45 Costa Rica
2010s 8.61 22.23 13.63 Costa Rica
2020s 9.15 28.62 19.48 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp, Africa: Lower-middle income or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 30.28 against 9.45 in Africa: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp between Africa: Lower-middle income and Costa Rica?
20.83, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Lower-middle income and Costa Rica?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Africa: Lower-middle income and Costa Rica rank globally for output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp?
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 75th and Costa Rica ranks 74th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This measure of labour productivity is calculated using data on GDP (in constant 2021 international dollars at PPP) derived from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.