Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 73.05 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Costa Rica is 73.05 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 73.05 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.14 current US$ per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 135th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.14 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 12.24 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 16.93 current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 1993 | 17.41 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 20.58 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 20.8 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 19.92 current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 20.08 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 22.72 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 23.12 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 23.33 current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 26.24 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 27.29 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 29.45 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 31.2 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 34.23 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 37.23 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 44.68 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 45.45 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 44.19 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 44.6 current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.08 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 49.63 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 53.33 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 55.3 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 54.42 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 59.62 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 62.91 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 66.14 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 67.21 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 65.09 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 73.05 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 73.05 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 285.03 current US$ per person, 26% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 73.05 current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 109.84 current US$ per person, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.49 current US$ per person | 11.14 current US$ per person | 23.12 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.33 current US$ per person | 23.33 current US$ per person | 45.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.12 current US$ per person | 44.6 current US$ per person | 67.21 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.07 current US$ per person | 65.09 current US$ per person | 73.05 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Costa Rica was 73.05 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.05 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.14 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.