Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: GDP per unit of energy use

Bangladesh
31.82 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Costa Rica
30.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
9th
Costa Rica rank
11th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Costa Rica
1015202530199020072024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 31.82 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 30.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 9.54 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.81 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.268 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Costa Rica
2000s 12.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 11.31 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Bangladesh
2010s 17.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 17.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.3732 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Bangladesh
2020s 27 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 25.7 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.3 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
Bangladesh, at 31.82 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 30.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
1.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.