Costa Rica vs South Africa: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar

Costa Rica
8,978
in 2014
South Africa
7,603
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
66th
South Africa rank
69th

Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8,978 against 7,603 in South Africa, a difference of 1,375.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,990 5,514 2,524 South Africa
1970s 4,119 6,521 2,402 South Africa
1980s 4,281 6,683 2,402 South Africa
1990s 5,214 6,014 800.1 South Africa
2000s 6,850 6,744 106.7 Costa Rica
2010s 8,510 7,536 973.4 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 8,978 against 7,603 in South Africa as of 2014.
What is the difference in exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar between Costa Rica and South Africa?
1,375, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
164 places, 6,665 data points, 1963–2014
Last refreshed

This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.