Costa Rica vs Japan: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Costa Rica
3.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
3.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
140th
Japan rank
143rd
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.44 % change on previous year against 3.21 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.23 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Japan ranks 143rd of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.43 % change on previous year | 16.68 % change on previous year | 8.75 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 28.28 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 22.77 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 22.36 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 18.25 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 17.83 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 16.74 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.68 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 7.1 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 0.7523 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 3.44 % change on previous year against 3.21 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu) between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.23 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th and Japan ranks 143rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.