Costa Rica vs Zambia: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
86th
Zambia rank
89th
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 89th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0829 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 89th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.