Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0073 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Costa Rica, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica stood at 0.0073 units per person. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +34.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +66.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +28.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.005 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.007 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 units per person | +3.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0073 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 132.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0073 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 140.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 10 |
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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica was 0.0073 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.