Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
472.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kazakhstan
423.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
40th
Kazakhstan rank
42nd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 472.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 423.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kazakhstan, a difference of 48.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Kazakhstan ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 217.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 59.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 158.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 456.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 125.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 330.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 543.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 209.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 334.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 562.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 400.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 162.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Costa Rica, at 472.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 423.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 48.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Kazakhstan ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.