Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 20,458 current international $ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Costa Rica stood at 20,458 current international $ per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Costa Rica peaked at 20,458 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,097 current international $ per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 59th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,097 current international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 3,317 current international $ per person | +58.2% |
| 1992 | 3,575 current international $ per person | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 3,893 current international $ per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 4,076 current international $ per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 4,128 current international $ per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4,246 current international $ per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 4,444 current international $ per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4,546 current international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4,738 current international $ per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 4,788 current international $ per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4,874 current international $ per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5,218 current international $ per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 5,635 current international $ per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5,957 current international $ per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 6,442 current international $ per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 7,044 current international $ per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 7,847 current international $ per person | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 8,438 current international $ per person | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 7,855 current international $ per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 8,271 current international $ per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 8,952 current international $ per person | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 9,940 current international $ per person | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 9,854 current international $ per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10,460 current international $ per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 11,045 current international $ per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 11,648 current international $ per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 12,606 current international $ per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 13,056 current international $ per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13,807 current international $ per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 12,465 current international $ per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 14,242 current international $ per person | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 15,740 current international $ per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 17,865 current international $ per person | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 19,098 current international $ per person | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 20,458 current international $ per person | +7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +58.2% | 2,097 current international $ per person | 3,317 current international $ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,906 current international $ per person | 2,097 current international $ per person | 4,738 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,410 current international $ per person | 4,788 current international $ per person | 8,438 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,964 current international $ per person | 8,271 current international $ per person | 13,807 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,645 current international $ per person | 12,465 current international $ per person | 20,458 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 56 Qatar 22,237 current international $ per person compare
- 57 Guam 21,023 current international $ per person compare
- 58 Belarus 20,662 current international $ per person compare
- 60 Mauritius 20,334 current international $ per person compare
- 61 Chile 19,952 current international $ per person compare
- 62 Kazakhstan 19,707 current international $ 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Costa Rica?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Costa Rica was 20,458 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20,458 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,097 current international $ per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.