Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita was 0.0158 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0158 million USD per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0158 million USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$, 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 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million USD per person | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 0.001 million USD per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +24.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -50.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.002 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.003 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.004 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.006 million USD per person | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.008 million USD per person | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.009 million USD per person | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 million USD per person | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0119 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.012 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 million USD per person | +24.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -50.7% | 0.0025 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0036 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 million USD per person | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.0068 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 million USD per person | 0.008 million USD per person | 0.0121 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 million USD per person | 0.0117 million USD per person | 0.0158 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Gross national income — value us$, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0158 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0158 million USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross national income — value us$, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — 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 National Income — 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.