Costa Rica vs Republic of Moldova: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Costa Rica
2.5%
in 2025
Republic of Moldova
2.6%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
59th
Republic of Moldova rank
56th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- Costa Rica
- Republic of Moldova
How they compare
Republic of Moldova currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Republic of Moldova ranks 56th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Republic of Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 4.4% | 2.5% | Republic of Moldova |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 4.8% | 2.9% | Republic of Moldova |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.5% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?
- Republic of Moldova, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?
- 0.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Republic of Moldova ranks 56th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).