Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.5453 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Costa Rica, 1913–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.5453 for augmented human development index excluding gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5453 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0889, in 1913.
Costa Rica ranks 38th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 0.0889 | — |
| 1925 | 0.1075 | +20.9% |
| 1929 | 0.114 | +6.0% |
| 1933 | 0.1241 | +8.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1343 | +8.2% |
| 1950 | 0.2093 | +55.8% |
| 1955 | 0.2428 | +16.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2534 | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.275 | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2849 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.323 | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3562 | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3891 | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4269 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4415 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4644 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5065 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5269 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5413 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5453 | +0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.5453 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6505, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.5453 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4243, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +55.8% | 0.1343 | 0.2093 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0889 | 0.0889 | 0.0889 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1107 | 0.1075 | 0.114 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.1292 | 0.1241 | 0.1343 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.226 | 0.2093 | 0.2428 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.2642 | 0.2534 | 0.275 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.304 | 0.2849 | 0.323 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3726 | 0.3562 | 0.3891 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4342 | 0.4269 | 0.4415 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4855 | 0.4644 | 0.5065 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5341 | 0.5269 | 0.5413 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5453 | 0.5453 | 0.5453 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Costa Rica?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Costa Rica was 0.5453 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5453 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0889 in 1913.
- How does Costa Rica rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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