Costa Rica vs Iceland: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
9.67 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland
9.58 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
11th
Iceland rank
12th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.67 million constant LCU per person against 9.58 million constant LCU per person in Iceland, a difference of 96,520 constant LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 12th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.24 million constant LCU per person | 4.17 million constant LCU per person | 66,519 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.05 million constant LCU per person | 5.52 million constant LCU per person | 1.47 million constant LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.74 million constant LCU per person | 6.14 million constant LCU per person | 1.40 million constant LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.80 million constant LCU per person | 8.23 million constant LCU per person | 2.43 million constant LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 7.72 million constant LCU per person | 7.75 million constant LCU per person | 31,308 constant LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 8.91 million constant LCU per person | 9.02 million constant LCU per person | 113,137 constant LCU per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Costa Rica, at 9.67 million constant LCU per person against 9.58 million constant LCU per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 96,520 constant LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 12th 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.