Costa Rica vs Japan: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per
Costa Rica
1.41 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Japan
1.03 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
18th
Japan rank
20th
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.41 million current LCU per person against 1.03 million current LCU per person in Japan, a difference of 378,260 current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,281 current LCU per person | 183,434 current LCU per person | 182,153 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 11,126 current LCU per person | 388,078 current LCU per person | 376,952 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 74,654 current LCU per person | 603,181 current LCU per person | 528,526 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 325,214 current LCU per person | 730,011 current LCU per person | 404,797 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.00 million current LCU per person | 815,992 current LCU per person | 188,744 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.33 million current LCU per person | 965,342 current LCU per person | 361,676 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
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 Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 1.41 million current LCU per person against 1.03 million current LCU per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 378,260 current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th 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.