Costa Rica vs Iraq: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
7.84 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iraq
5.42 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
16th
Iraq rank
19th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.84 million current LCU per person against 5.42 million current LCU per person in Iraq, a difference of 2.43 million current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,827 current LCU per person | 190.13 current LCU per person | 6,637 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 53,974 current LCU per person | 816.58 current LCU per person | 53,157 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 478,223 current LCU per person | 137,245 current LCU per person | 340,978 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.91 million current LCU per person | 1.49 million current LCU per person | 420,343 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.94 million current LCU per person | 3.97 million current LCU per person | 974,444 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.92 million current LCU per person | 4.46 million current LCU per person | 2.46 million current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 7.84 million current LCU per person against 5.42 million current LCU per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 2.43 million current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th 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.