Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of was 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +153.9% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +71.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP, 509.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP, 180.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +153.9% | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP |
| 1982 | +71.9% | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 35 Togo 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Congo 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Mali 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Comoros 0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Costa Rica?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Costa Rica was 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.