Human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.833 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.833
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
62nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.833
in 2023
All-time low
0.677
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.833. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.833 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.677, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.677 | — |
| 1991 | 0.682 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.691 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.696 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.701 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.706 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.707 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.712 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.714 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.717 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.72 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.726 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.73 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.736 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.741 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.748 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.755 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.76 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.769 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.773 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.776 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.783 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.789 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.795 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.802 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.803 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.805 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.809 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.813 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.821 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.819 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.817 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.823 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.833 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7003 | 0.677 | 0.717 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7458 | 0.72 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7996 | 0.776 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.823 | 0.817 | 0.833 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 59 Panama 0.839 compare
- 60 Brunei Darussalam 0.837 compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 0.837 compare
- 62 Serbia 0.833 compare
- 64 Russian Federation 0.832 compare
- 65 Belarus 0.824 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -15.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 1,504 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 757,287 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0015 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 0.833 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.833 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.677 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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