Chile vs Costa Rica: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Chile
12,920 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
15,578 current US$ per person
in 2025
Chile rank
64th
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15,578 current US$ per person against 12,920 current US$ per person in Chile, a difference of 2,658 current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd 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 | 588.18 current US$ per person | 336.55 current US$ per person | 251.63 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 1,090 current US$ per person | 849.97 current US$ per person | 240.12 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 1,561 current US$ per person | 1,122 current US$ per person | 439.21 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 3,134 current US$ per person | 2,503 current US$ per person | 631.69 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 5,029 current US$ per person | 4,137 current US$ per person | 892.08 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 10,739 current US$ per person | 9,132 current US$ per person | 1,606 current US$ per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 12,058 current US$ per person | 12,609 current US$ per person | 551.28 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 15,578 current US$ per person against 12,920 current US$ per person in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 2,658 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica 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 us$), per capita?
- Chile ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.