Chile vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita
Chile
11.11 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
9.67 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Chile rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
11th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 11.11 million constant LCU per person against 9.67 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.44 million constant LCU per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 million constant LCU per person | 3.07 million constant LCU per person | 594,237 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.56 million constant LCU per person | 4.24 million constant LCU per person | 1.67 million constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.57 million constant LCU per person | 4.05 million constant LCU per person | 1.48 million constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.15 million constant LCU per person | 4.74 million constant LCU per person | 591,090 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.25 million constant LCU per person | 5.80 million constant LCU per person | 447,923 constant LCU per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 9.50 million constant LCU per person | 7.72 million constant LCU per person | 1.78 million constant LCU per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 10.59 million constant LCU per person | 8.91 million constant LCU per person | 1.68 million constant LCU per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 11.11 million constant LCU per person against 9.67 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 1.44 million constant LCU per person, with Chile 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 gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita?
- Chile ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 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
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.