Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 7.95 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Costa Rica is 7.95 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Costa Rica peaked at 7.95 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.49 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.49 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 2.59 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.73 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 2.87 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 2.95 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.94 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.02 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3.2 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.32 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 3.39 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.32 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.16 million SLC per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 2.85 million SLC per person | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 2.85 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 2.94 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.02 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.08 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.2 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.23 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.22 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.43 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 3.58 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.65 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.71 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.67 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.79 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.97 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 4.05 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.13 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.2 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.27 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.39 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.51 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.63 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.9 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.23 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.4 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.28 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.5 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.67 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.88 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.96 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.11 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.26 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.46 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.67 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 6.78 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.88 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.54 million SLC per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.03 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 7.32 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 7.65 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 7.95 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.95 million SLC per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0532 million SLC per person, 149.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7.95 million SLC per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0461 million SLC per person, 172.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 million SLC per person | 2.49 million SLC per person | 3.39 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.05 million SLC per person | 2.85 million SLC per person | 3.32 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.63 million SLC per person | 3.22 million SLC per person | 4.05 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.69 million SLC per person | 4.13 million SLC per person | 5.4 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 million SLC per person | 5.5 million SLC per person | 6.88 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3 million SLC per person | 6.54 million SLC per person | 7.95 million SLC per person | 5 |
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)
- 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Costa Rica?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Costa Rica was 7.95 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.