Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 40.42 trillion current LCU against 29.82 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 10.59 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 210.02 billion current LCU | 4.12 billion current LCU | 205.90 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 515.17 billion current LCU | 14.66 billion current LCU | 500.51 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.29 trillion current LCU | 152.42 billion current LCU | 2.14 trillion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.00 trillion current LCU | 1.72 trillion current LCU | 2.27 trillion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 8.36 trillion current LCU | 8.22 trillion current LCU | 138.83 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 15.42 trillion current LCU | 23.77 trillion current LCU | 8.35 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.45 trillion current LCU | 36.07 trillion current LCU | 11.62 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 40.42 trillion current LCU against 29.82 trillion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 10.59 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). 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 is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.