Colombia vs Costa Rica: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per capita
Colombia
4.69 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
4.09 million constant LCU per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
11th
Costa Rica rank
14th
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.69 million constant LCU per person against 4.09 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 604,790 constant LCU per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 384,833 constant LCU per person | 430,811 constant LCU per person | 45,978 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 596,323 constant LCU per person | 847,468 constant LCU per person | 251,145 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 757,645 constant LCU per person | 803,429 constant LCU per person | 45,784 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.43 million constant LCU per person | 1.44 million constant LCU per person | 19,516 constant LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.92 million constant LCU per person | 1.90 million constant LCU per person | 17,888 constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.62 million constant LCU per person | 2.74 million constant LCU per person | 877,239 constant LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.26 million constant LCU per person | 3.48 million constant LCU per person | 773,550 constant LCU per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per capita, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 4.69 million constant LCU per person against 4.09 million constant LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per capita between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 604,790 constant LCU per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 11th 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.