Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: GDP (current US$), per capita

Bulgaria
17,420 current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
18,587 current US$ per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
78th
Costa Rica rank
75th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 18,587 current US$ per person against 17,420 current US$ per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,167 current US$ per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 211 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 2,275 current US$ per person 1,455 current US$ per person 820.37 current US$ per person Bulgaria
1990s 1,526 current US$ per person 2,979 current US$ per person 1,454 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2000s 4,017 current US$ per person 5,034 current US$ per person 1,017 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 8,203 current US$ per person 11,098 current US$ per person 2,895 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2020s 14,209 current US$ per person 14,877 current US$ per person 668.2 current US$ per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 18,587 current US$ per person against 17,420 current US$ per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
1,167 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,315 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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