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Costa Rica – GDP per Capita

GDP divided by midyear population. Measures average economic output per person, allowing cross-country comparison regardless of population size. · World Bank
$18,587 +$1,645 from 2023 G20 rank: 68th · all-time high: $18,587 (2024)

APA

Costa Rica GDP per Capita. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/costa-rica/gdp-per-capita

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_costa-rica_gdp-per-capita,
  title = {Costa Rica GDP per Capita},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/costa-rica/gdp-per-capita},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2030* IMF $24,615
2029* IMF $23,426
2028* IMF $22,292
2027* IMF $21,182
2027* trend $23,123
2026* IMF $20,134
2026* trend $21,473
2025* IMF $19,104
2025* trend $19,824
2024 $18,587 +$1,645 68th
2023 $16,942 +$3,316 75th
2022 $13,626 +$788 84th
2021 $12,838 +$444 84th
2020 $12,394 −$491 80th
2019 $12,885 +$294 81st
2018 $12,590 +$273 78th
2017 $12,317 +$226 79th
2016 $12,091 +$376 80th
2015 $11,715 +$803 80th
Show all years (1960–2024)
* IMF World Economic Outlook projection · Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Orthodox Tightening Cycle
Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.
Inflation 23.2% Rate 36.7% Gap +13.5pp Reserves YoY +16.9%
This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful
Inflation
28.2%
Rate
19.4%
Gap
-8.8pp
Reserves YoY
+2.2%
Inflation
219.9%
Rate
61.7%
Gap
-158.2pp
Reserves YoY
+28.1%
Inflation
28.3%
Rate
24.3%
Gap
-4.0pp
Reserves YoY
+35.8%
Inflation
33.9%
Rate
17.8%
Gap
-16.1pp
Reserves YoY
+2.9%
Inflation
17.0%
Rate
20.8%
Gap
+3.8pp
Reserves YoY
+1.5%
Inflation
17.1%
Rate
15.3%
Gap
-1.8pp
Reserves YoY
+10.9%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Costa Rica matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1995. Historically, 58% of countries showing this pattern (157 out of 271) saw gdp per capita improve within 24 months. View full analysis →