Costa Rica vs Philippines: Changes in inventories

Costa Rica
-243.26 billion current LCU
in 2025
Philippines
-168.47 billion current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
177th
Philippines rank
174th

Changes in inventories over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Philippines
-750.0B-500.0B-250.0B0250.0B500.0B196019922025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports -168.47 billion current LCU against -243.26 billion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 74.80 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 177th and Philippines ranks 174th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Philippines Difference Ahead
2000s -25.09 billion current LCU -33.32 billion current LCU 8.23 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2010s -46.80 billion current LCU -24.78 billion current LCU 22.02 billion current LCU Philippines
2020s -28.14 billion current LCU -136.43 billion current LCU 108.29 billion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Costa Rica or Philippines?
Philippines, at -168.47 billion current LCU against -243.26 billion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Costa Rica and Philippines?
74.80 billion current LCU, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for changes in inventories?
Costa Rica ranks 177th and Philippines ranks 174th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.