Costa Rica vs Gabon: External balance on goods and services
Costa Rica
3.22 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Gabon
3.25 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
14th
Gabon rank
13th
External balance on goods and services over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.25 trillion current LCU against 3.22 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 37.13 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -220.15 million current LCU | 786.00 million current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 1970s | -1.43 billion current LCU | 30.31 billion current LCU | 31.74 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 1980s | -4.05 billion current LCU | 114.97 billion current LCU | 119.02 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 1990s | -88.57 billion current LCU | 418.79 billion current LCU | 507.35 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 2000s | -318.10 billion current LCU | 1.42 trillion current LCU | 1.73 trillion current LCU | Gabon |
| 2010s | -215.99 billion current LCU | 2.19 trillion current LCU | 2.40 trillion current LCU | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.84 trillion current LCU | 3.97 trillion current LCU | 2.14 trillion current LCU | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 3.25 trillion current LCU against 3.22 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 37.13 billion current LCU, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 13th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.