Costa Rica vs Iceland: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
9.43 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland
12.91 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Iceland rank
15th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 12.91 million current LCU per person against 9.43 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.48 million current LCU per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,762 current LCU per person | 14,633 current LCU per person | 5,871 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 72,000 current LCU per person | 559,427 current LCU per person | 487,427 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 596,052 current LCU per person | 1.85 million current LCU per person | 1.25 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.40 million current LCU per person | 3.89 million current LCU per person | 1.49 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 6.06 million current LCU per person | 6.40 million current LCU per person | 336,093 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 8.55 million current LCU per person | 10.62 million current LCU per person | 2.06 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 12.91 million current LCU per person against 9.43 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 3.48 million current LCU per person, with Iceland 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 (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national 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
Gross national 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.