Chile vs Costa Rica: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Chile
206.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
243.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Chile rank
23rd
Costa Rica rank
20th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 243.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 206.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Chile, a difference of 37.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 369.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 895.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 526.12 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 240.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 729.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 488.91 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 190.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 521.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 330.82 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 199.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 432.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 233.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 288.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 366.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 78.12 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 197.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 239.93 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 42.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 198.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 247.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 48.12 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 243.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 206.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 37.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Chile ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.