Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 9.57 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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, per capita in Costa Rica is 9.57 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 9.57 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 million SLC per person | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0123 million SLC per person | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.017 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.019 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0221 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0297 million SLC per person | +34.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0493 million SLC per person | +66.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0636 million SLC per person | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 0.078 million SLC per person | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0921 million SLC per person | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1117 million SLC per person | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1256 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1504 million SLC per person | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1786 million SLC per person | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2138 million SLC per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2751 million SLC per person | +28.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3507 million SLC per person | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4046 million SLC per person | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4773 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5883 million SLC per person | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6703 million SLC per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7926 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9304 million SLC per person | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 1.31 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 1.66 million SLC per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million SLC per person | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million SLC per person | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million SLC per person | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 3.17 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 3.65 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 3.92 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 4.35 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 4.69 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 5.09 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 5.4 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.87 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 6.26 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 6.59 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 6.99 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.26 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.57 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.25 million SLC per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.97 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.82 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 9.22 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.57 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 9.57 million SLC per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0694 million SLC per person, 137.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 9.57 million SLC per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0632 million SLC per person, 151.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +66.1% | 0.0297 million SLC per person | 0.0493 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0103 million SLC per person | 0.0045 million SLC per person | 0.019 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0901 million SLC per person | 0.0221 million SLC per person | 0.1786 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5758 million SLC per person | 0.2138 million SLC per person | 1.05 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 million SLC per person | 1.18 million SLC per person | 3.92 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 million SLC per person | 4.35 million SLC per person | 7.57 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 million SLC per person | 7.25 million SLC per person | 9.57 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, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Costa Rica was 9.57 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.57 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.