Gross national income per capita undp in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Gross national income per capita undp was 23,417 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23,417
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
23,417
in 2023
All-time low
11,946
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Gross national income per capita undp in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 11.9k1991: 12.0k1992: 12.9k1993: 13.7k1994: 14.2k1995: 14.4k1996: 13.9k1997: 14.4k1998: 14.0k1999: 13.8k2000: 13.7k2001: 13.9k2002: 14.1k2003: 14.4k2004: 14.7k2005: 15.0k2006: 15.9k2007: 16.8k2008: 17.1k2009: 17.0k2010: 17.8k2011: 18.3k2012: 19.0k2013: 19.2k2014: 19.6k2015: 20.5k2016: 21.3k2017: 21.7k2018: 21.9k2019: 22.1k2020: 21.2k2021: 22.1k2022: 22.3k2023: 23.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 23,417 for gross national income per capita undp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national income per capita undp in Costa Rica peaked at 23,417 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,946, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 68th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Gross national income per capita undp in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Gross national income per capita undp in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 11,946
1991 12,027 +0.7%
1992 12,926 +7.5%
1993 13,681 +5.8%
1994 14,183 +3.7%
1995 14,367 +1.3%
1996 13,921 -3.1%
1997 14,437 +3.7%
1998 14,000 -3.0%
1999 13,781 -1.6%
2000 13,742 -0.3%
2001 13,948 +1.5%
2002 14,060 +0.8%
2003 14,399 +2.4%
2004 14,714 +2.2%
2005 15,015 +2.0%
2006 15,876 +5.7%
2007 16,776 +5.7%
2008 17,123 +2.1%
2009 17,025 -0.6%
2010 17,836 +4.8%
2011 18,252 +2.3%
2012 19,039 +4.3%
2013 19,191 +0.8%
2014 19,649 +2.4%
2015 20,472 +4.2%
2016 21,318 +4.1%
2017 21,686 +1.7%
2018 21,898 +1.0%
2019 22,150 +1.2%
2020 21,172 -4.4%
2021 22,149 +4.6%
2022 22,328 +0.8%
2023 23,417 +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,527 11,946 14,437 10
2000s 15,268 13,742 17,123 10
2010s 20,149 17,836 22,150 10
2020s 22,267 21,172 23,417 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 65 Trinidad and Tobago 27,000 compare
  2. 66 Belarus 26,725 compare
  3. 67 Argentina 25,876 compare
  4. 69 Serbia 23,115 compare
  5. 70 North Macedonia 22,128 compare
  6. 71 China 22,029 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national income per capita undp in Costa Rica?
Gross national income per capita undp in Costa Rica was 23,417 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 23,417 in 2023.
What is the lowest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11,946 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for gross national income per capita undp?
Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national income per capita undp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Gross national income per capita undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross national income per capita undp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,478 data points, 1990–2023
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