Costa Rica vs Somalia: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per
Costa Rica
1.41 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Somalia
1.61 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Somalia rank
17th
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time
- Costa Rica
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.61 million current LCU per person against 1.41 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 205,680 current LCU per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 304.87 current LCU per person | 46.5 current LCU per person | 258.37 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1,281 current LCU per person | 220.53 current LCU per person | 1,061 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5,904 current LCU per person | 936.27 current LCU per person | 4,968 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.07 million current LCU per person | 588,491 current LCU per person | 477,674 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.34 million current LCU per person | 1.21 million current LCU per person | 134,247 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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.61 million current LCU per person against 1.41 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 205,680 current LCU per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Somalia rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 17th 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.