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
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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About this data
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.