Costa Rica vs Panama: Services, value added (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
13,824 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
13,857 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
68th
Panama rank
67th
Services, value added (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 13,857 current US$ per person against 13,824 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 33 current US$ per person.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Panama ranks 67th of 204 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 536.62 current US$ per person | 837.36 current US$ per person | 300.74 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 766.64 current US$ per person | 1,807 current US$ per person | 1,041 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 1,593 current US$ per person | 2,323 current US$ per person | 729.34 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 2,942 current US$ per person | 3,868 current US$ per person | 925.74 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 7,409 current US$ per person | 8,939 current US$ per person | 1,530 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 10,866 current US$ per person | 11,955 current US$ per person | 1,089 current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 13,857 current US$ per person against 13,824 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 33 current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th and Panama ranks 67th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services, 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.