Costa Rica vs Zambia: 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.1423 excluding gold per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.1459 excluding gold per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
90th
Zambia rank
89th

24_International reserves (excluding gold), per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
00.050.10.15199020072025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1459 excluding gold per US$ of GDP against 0.1423 excluding gold per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0036 excluding gold per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Zambia ranks 89th of 174 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0945 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.0462 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.0483 excluding gold per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.1123 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.0506 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.0617 excluding gold per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.1251 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.0927 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.0324 excluding gold per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.1204 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.1016 excluding gold per US$ of GDP 0.0188 excluding gold per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1459 excluding gold per US$ of GDP against 0.1423 excluding gold per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Zambia?
0.0036 excluding gold per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Zambia ranks 89th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
24_International reserves (excluding gold), per unit of GDP
Unit
excluding gold per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 5,955 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

24_International reserves (excluding gold) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.