Chile vs Costa Rica: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Chile
5,388 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
5,129 current US$ per person
in 2025
Chile rank
52nd
Costa Rica rank
55th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 5,388 current US$ per person against 5,129 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 259 current US$ per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.16 current US$ per person | 77.11 current US$ per person | 0.9429 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 176.75 current US$ per person | 244.96 current US$ per person | 68.21 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 386.97 current US$ per person | 392.64 current US$ per person | 5.67 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 908.87 current US$ per person | 951.57 current US$ per person | 42.7 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,416 current US$ per person | 1,677 current US$ per person | 738.39 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 3,983 current US$ per person | 2,254 current US$ per person | 1,728 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 4,809 current US$ per person | 3,643 current US$ per person | 1,166 current US$ per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 5,388 current US$ per person against 5,129 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 259 current US$ per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Chile ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.