Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.7105 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Costa Rica, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica stood at 0.7105 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7105 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 … Current square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0572 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1025 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1163 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1589 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2263 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2706 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3155 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3431 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3838 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4185 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4577 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4869 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5332 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5735 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6098 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.65 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6843 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7105 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.7105 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 74.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.7105 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 74.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | 0.3431 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5508 units per square kilometre | 0.3838 units per square kilometre | 0.7105 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 9 Japan 1.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 1.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Colombia 0.9569 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Singapore 0.7089 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Laos 0.7078 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Cambodia 0.6232 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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 0.7105 units per square kilometre 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 0.7105 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th 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 107.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.