Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: National Accounts base year

Costa Rica
1
in 2023
Nicaragua
1
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

National Accounts base year over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
00.20.40.60.81201620192023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 217 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2010s 0.5 0.375 0.125 Costa Rica
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher national accounts base year, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in national accounts base year between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for national accounts base year?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as National Accounts base year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
National Accounts base year
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 1,729 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed

National accounts base year is the year used as the base period for constant price calculations in the country’s national accounts. It is recommended that the base year of constant price estimates be changed periodically to reflect changes in economic structure and relative prices.