Costa Rica vs Panama: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA)

Costa Rica

95.15 billion current US$

in 2025

Panama

88.24 billion current US$

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

73rd

Panama rank

76th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) over time

Costa Rica
Panama

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 95.15 billion current US$ against 88.24 billion current US$ in Panama, a difference of 6.92 billion current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Panama ranks 76th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.