Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0186 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0186 million USD per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0186 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million USD per person | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.001 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.002 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -47.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.002 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.002 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.002 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.003 million USD per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.004 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 million USD per person | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 million USD per person | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 million USD per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 million USD per person | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0186 million USD per person | +9.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0186 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 53% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0186 million USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0142 million USD per person, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -47.2% | 0.0026 million USD per person | 0.0014 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0037 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0069 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0111 million USD per person | 0.0083 million USD per person | 0.0129 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0149 million USD per person | 0.0124 million USD per person | 0.0186 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 66 Cuba 0.02 million USD per person compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0193 million USD per person compare
- 68 Panama 0.0191 million USD per person compare
- 70 Palau 0.0177 million USD per person compare
- 71 Seychelles 0.0175 million USD per person compare
- 72 Bulgaria 0.0174 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0186 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0186 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.