Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure
Gross national expenditure over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 58.77 trillion current LCU against 48.60 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 10.17 trillion current LCU.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.72 billion current LCU | 4.18 billion current LCU | 25.54 billion current LCU | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 129.13 billion current LCU | 18.82 billion current LCU | 110.31 billion current LCU | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 577.83 billion current LCU | 203.35 billion current LCU | 374.48 billion current LCU | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.68 trillion current LCU | 2.15 trillion current LCU | 465.34 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.62 trillion current LCU | 10.30 trillion current LCU | 5.68 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.71 trillion current LCU | 29.15 trillion current LCU | 11.44 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 45.36 trillion current LCU | 43.60 trillion current LCU | 1.76 trillion current LCU | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
- Bangladesh, at 58.77 trillion current LCU against 48.60 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 10.17 trillion current LCU, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU). 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.