Costa Rica vs Laos: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
4.86 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Laos
7.14 million constant LCU per person
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
9th
Laos rank
7th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 7.14 million constant LCU per person against 4.86 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.28 million constant LCU per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Laos ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.78 million constant LCU per person | 2.01 million constant LCU per person | 229,803 constant LCU per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.43 million constant LCU per person | 5.31 million constant LCU per person | 2.88 million constant LCU per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Laos?
- Laos, at 7.14 million constant LCU per person against 4.86 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 2.28 million constant LCU per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Laos ranks 7th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.