Costa Rica vs Laos: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
9.67 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Laos
18.04 million constant LCU per person
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
11th
Laos rank
8th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 18.04 million constant LCU per person against 9.67 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.36 million constant LCU per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.9 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Laos ranks 8th of 169 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.80 million constant LCU per person | 8.36 million constant LCU per person | 2.56 million constant LCU per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 7.45 million constant LCU per person | 15.62 million constant LCU per person | 8.17 million constant LCU per person | Laos |
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 Laos?
- Laos, at 18.04 million constant LCU per person against 9.67 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 8.36 million constant LCU per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Laos ranks 8th 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.