GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 10.05 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 10.05 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 10.05 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 167,488 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 167,488 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 275,138 current LCU per person | +64.3% |
| 1992 | 350,740 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 404,584 current LCU per person | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 477,271 current LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 588,332 current LCU per person | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 670,274 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 792,650 current LCU per person | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 930,372 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 1.31 million current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 1.66 million current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million current LCU per person | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 3.17 million current LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 3.65 million current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 3.92 million current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 4.35 million current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 4.69 million current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 5.09 million current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 5.40 million current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.87 million current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 6.26 million current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 6.59 million current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 6.99 million current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.28 million current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 7.61 million current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.30 million current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.05 million current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 9.04 million current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 9.33 million current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 9.71 million current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 10.05 million current LCU per person | +3.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 10.05 million current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 142.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 10.05 million current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68,590 current LCU per person, 146.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +64.3% | 167,488 current LCU per person | 275,138 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 571,128 current LCU per person | 167,488 current LCU per person | 1.05 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 million current LCU per person | 1.18 million current LCU per person | 3.92 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 million current LCU per person | 4.35 million current LCU per person | 7.61 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.91 million current LCU per person | 7.30 million current LCU per person | 10.05 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 14 Guinea 16.22 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Iceland 12.63 million current LCU per person compare
- 16 Cambodia 11.53 million current LCU per person compare
- 18 Hungary 9.15 million current LCU per person compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 7.66 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Iraq 7.03 million current LCU per person compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica was 10.05 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,488 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.