GDP per capita growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: GDP per capita growth was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Costa Rica stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Costa Rica peaked at 7.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -9.8%, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.8% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -188.8% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | +91.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -96.1% |
| 1965 | 4.6% | +3722.8% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | -22.6% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | -32.0% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | +119.4% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | -51.9% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | +78.9% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +36.0% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -42.1% |
| 1975 | -0.5% | -116.9% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -674.7% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | +116.0% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -42.8% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -38.3% |
| 1980 | -2.0% | -191.0% |
| 1981 | -4.9% | +150.5% |
| 1982 | -9.8% | +100.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -100.8% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +6716.7% |
| 1985 | -2.0% | -139.4% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -235.2% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -60.4% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +277.5% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -68.1% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -131.4% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -2227.1% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -55.4% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | -1.0% | -159.5% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -412.8% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +53.6% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -58.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +58.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +134.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -50.8% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | -165.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -285.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -62.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +79.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -359.5% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -259.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -16.6% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | -1.8% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | -0.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5% | -9.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -1.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -2.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -4.8% | 7.7% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,332 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 26.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 24.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 338,428 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Costa Rica?
- Gdp per capita growth in Costa Rica was 4.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.