Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
60.0%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
59.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
98th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
99th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 60.0% against 59.9% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 99th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.8% | 66.6% | 28.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 90.8% | 70.0% | 20.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 81.6% | 67.2% | 14.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 72.1% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 59.3% | 16.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 46.9% | 23.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 51.4% | 17.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 59.9% | 1.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 60.0% against 59.9% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 99th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.