Costa Rica vs Somalia: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
4.86 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Somalia
4.79 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
9th
Somalia rank
11th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Somalia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.86 million constant LCU per person against 4.79 million constant LCU per person in Somalia, a difference of 73,760 constant LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 350,453 constant LCU per person | 1,840 constant LCU per person | 348,613 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 663,887 constant LCU per person | 1,959 constant LCU per person | 661,928 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 744,235 constant LCU per person | 1,875 constant LCU per person | 742,360 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.89 million constant LCU per person | 2.37 million constant LCU per person | 521,847 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.92 million constant LCU per person | 3.45 million constant LCU per person | 469,298 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
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 Somalia?
- Costa Rica, at 4.86 million constant LCU per person against 4.79 million constant LCU per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 73,760 constant LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Somalia rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th 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.