Chile vs Costa Rica: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Chile
12.29 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
7.84 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Chile rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
16th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 12.29 million current LCU per person against 7.84 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.45 million current LCU per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 current LCU per person | 2,179 current LCU per person | 2,177 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 13,785 current LCU per person | 6,827 current LCU per person | 6,957 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 199,286 current LCU per person | 53,974 current LCU per person | 145,312 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.30 million current LCU per person | 478,223 current LCU per person | 822,930 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.87 million current LCU per person | 1.91 million current LCU per person | 958,862 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.32 million current LCU per person | 4.94 million current LCU per person | 1.38 million current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 10.40 million current LCU per person | 7.08 million current LCU per person | 3.32 million current LCU per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 12.29 million current LCU per person against 7.84 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 4.45 million current LCU per person, with Chile 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 final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Chile ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current 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
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.