What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?

0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: GDP (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0.9859 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

United Kingdom

0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

152nd

United Kingdom rank

151st

GDP (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9859 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 151st of 211 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1980s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1990s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9959 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0.9992 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0.9867 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9859 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?: 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for gdp (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 151st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 10,314 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

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