Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Costa Rica stood at 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Costa Rica peaked at 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 128,188 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 58th out of 179 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128,188 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 208,002 current international $ per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 1992 | 229,920 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 256,727 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 275,476 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 285,825 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 300,920 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 322,174 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 336,778 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 358,361 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 369,275 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 382,716 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 416,500 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 456,767 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 490,027 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 537,660 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 596,140 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 673,124 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 733,721 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 692,246 current international $ per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 737,993 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 808,233 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 907,985 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 910,208 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 976,565 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million current international $ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million current international $ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million current international $ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million current international $ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million current international $ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.04 million current international $ per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 691,736 current international $ per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP 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 | +62.3% | 128,188 current international $ per square kilometre | 208,002 current international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270,237 current international $ per square kilometre | 128,188 current international $ per square kilometre | 358,361 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,818 current international $ per square kilometre | 369,275 current international $ per square kilometre | 733,721 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million current international $ per square kilometre | 737,993 current international $ per square kilometre | 1.35 million current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.23 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 55 Guatemala 1.92 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 56 Brunei 1.89 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 57 Thailand 1.80 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 59 Northern Mariana Islands 1.66 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 60 Croatia 1.66 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 61 Pakistan 1.52 million current international $ per square kilometre 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (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 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.79 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,188 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.