Chile vs Costa Rica: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per capita

Chile
3.27 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
4.09 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Chile rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per capita over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.09 million constant LCU per person against 3.27 million constant LCU per person in Chile, a difference of 820,630 constant LCU per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 269,409 constant LCU per person 430,811 constant LCU per person 161,401 constant LCU per person Costa Rica
1970s 323,706 constant LCU per person 847,468 constant LCU per person 523,762 constant LCU per person Costa Rica
1980s 372,552 constant LCU per person 803,429 constant LCU per person 430,878 constant LCU per person Costa Rica
1990s 840,149 constant LCU per person 1.44 million constant LCU per person 604,388 constant LCU per person Costa Rica
2000s 1.70 million constant LCU per person 1.90 million constant LCU per person 196,200 constant LCU per person Costa Rica
2010s 2.82 million constant LCU per person 2.74 million constant LCU per person 71,474 constant LCU per person Chile
2020s 3.04 million constant LCU per person 3.48 million constant LCU per person 440,942 constant LCU per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 4.09 million constant LCU per person against 3.27 million constant LCU per person in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
820,630 constant LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per capita?
Chile ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per capita
Unit
constant LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,745 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.