History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 14,686 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
14,686 2011 US$
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
66th
of 145 countries
All-time high
14,686 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
2,265 2011 US$
in 1932
Years of data
99
1920–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Costa Rica, 1920–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
In 2018, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Costa Rica stood at 14,686 2011 US$. That is the highest value across all 99 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Costa Rica peaked at 14,686 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,265 2011 US$, in 1932.
Costa Rica ranks 66th of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 2,589 2011 US$ | — |
| 1921 | 2,475 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1922 | 2,695 2011 US$ | +8.9% |
| 1923 | 2,434 2011 US$ | -9.7% |
| 1924 | 2,724 2011 US$ | +11.9% |
| 1925 | 2,654 2011 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1926 | 2,872 2011 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1927 | 2,608 2011 US$ | -9.2% |
| 1928 | 2,686 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 2,522 2011 US$ | -6.1% |
| 1930 | 2,592 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1931 | 2,511 2011 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1932 | 2,265 2011 US$ | -9.8% |
| 1933 | 2,646 2011 US$ | +16.8% |
| 1934 | 2,291 2011 US$ | -13.4% |
| 1935 | 2,434 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1936 | 2,550 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 2,872 2011 US$ | +12.6% |
| 1938 | 2,990 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 2,976 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 2,810 2011 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1941 | 3,097 2011 US$ | +10.2% |
| 1942 | 2,691 2011 US$ | -13.1% |
| 1943 | 2,644 2011 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 2,326 2011 US$ | -12.0% |
| 1945 | 2,573 2011 US$ | +10.6% |
| 1946 | 2,804 2011 US$ | +9.0% |
| 1947 | 3,245 2011 US$ | +15.7% |
| 1948 | 3,339 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 3,384 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 3,129 2011 US$ | -7.5% |
| 1951 | 3,110 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 3,370 2011 US$ | +8.4% |
| 1953 | 3,751 2011 US$ | +11.3% |
| 1954 | 3,649 2011 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 3,921 2011 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1956 | 3,668 2011 US$ | -6.5% |
| 1957 | 3,835 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 4,152 2011 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 4,141 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 4,328 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 4,340 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 4,439 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 4,653 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 4,720 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 4,983 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 5,193 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 5,338 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 5,574 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 5,773 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 5,984 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 6,199 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 6,564 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 6,884 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 7,061 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 7,007 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7,182 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 7,602 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 7,763 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 7,905 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 7,828 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 7,461 2011 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 6,751 2011 US$ | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 6,743 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 7,065 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 6,918 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 7,087 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 7,221 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 7,270 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7,489 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 7,567 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 7,552 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 8,039 2011 US$ | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 8,363 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 8,480 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 8,576 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 8,447 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 8,684 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 9,054 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 9,184 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 9,320 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9,452 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 9,592 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9,831 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 10,087 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 10,308 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 10,880 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 11,585 2011 US$ | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 11,935 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 11,638 2011 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 12,032 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 12,366 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 12,792 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 12,916 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13,222 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13,677 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 14,098 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 14,471 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14,686 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2,626 2011 US$ | 2,434 2011 US$ | 2,872 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,613 2011 US$ | 2,265 2011 US$ | 2,990 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,891 2011 US$ | 2,326 2011 US$ | 3,384 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 3,673 2011 US$ | 3,110 2011 US$ | 4,152 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 4,934 2011 US$ | 4,328 2011 US$ | 5,773 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,015 2011 US$ | 5,984 2011 US$ | 7,905 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,183 2011 US$ | 6,743 2011 US$ | 7,828 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,395 2011 US$ | 7,552 2011 US$ | 9,184 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,463 2011 US$ | 9,320 2011 US$ | 11,935 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,362 2011 US$ | 12,032 2011 US$ | 14,686 2011 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Costa Rica?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Costa Rica was 14,686 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 14,686 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,265 2011 US$ in 1932.
- How does Costa Rica rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 99 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]