Costa Rica vs Iraq: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per
Costa Rica
1.41 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iraq
1.75 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
18th
Iraq rank
16th
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.75 million current LCU per person against 1.41 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 342,700 current LCU per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,281 current LCU per person | 69.38 current LCU per person | 1,212 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11,126 current LCU per person | 309.93 current LCU per person | 10,816 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 74,654 current LCU per person | 37,321 current LCU per person | 37,333 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 325,214 current LCU per person | 502,780 current LCU per person | 177,566 current LCU per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.00 million current LCU per person | 1.14 million current LCU per person | 137,074 current LCU per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.33 million current LCU per person | 1.38 million current LCU per person | 57,370 current LCU per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 1.75 million current LCU per person against 1.41 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 342,700 current LCU per person, with Iraq 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 general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government 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
General government 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.