Costa Rica vs Gabon: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
204.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gabon
275.72 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
20th
Gabon rank
19th
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 275.72 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 204.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 71.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,101 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,016 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 85.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 931.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 741.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 190.46 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 555.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 433.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 122.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 489.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 259.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 230.23 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 387.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 154.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 232.23 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 247.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 168 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 79.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 221.21 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 262.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 41.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 275.72 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 204.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 71.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.