Costa Rica vs Turkey: Gross national expenditure (current LCU)
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 63.17 trillion current LCU against 48.60 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 14.57 trillion current LCU.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 30th of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.18 billion current LCU | 83,870 current LCU | 4.18 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 18.82 billion current LCU | 720,740 current LCU | 18.82 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 203.35 billion current LCU | 54.63 million current LCU | 203.29 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.15 trillion current LCU | 25.84 billion current LCU | 2.12 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.30 trillion current LCU | 633.00 billion current LCU | 9.66 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 29.15 trillion current LCU | 2.47 trillion current LCU | 26.68 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 43.60 trillion current LCU | 27.28 trillion current LCU | 16.32 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Costa Rica or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 63.17 trillion current LCU against 48.60 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 14.57 trillion current LCU, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 30th 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.