Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
243.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon
299.55 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
20th
Lebanon rank
17th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 299.55 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 243.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 56.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Lebanon ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 536.71 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 313.18 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 223.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 432.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 299.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 132.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 366.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 540.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 174.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 239.93 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 396.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 156.69 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 247.72 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 370.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 123.08 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
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, Costa Rica or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 299.55 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 243.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 56.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Lebanon ranks 17th 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.