Chile vs Costa Rica: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Chile
5.21 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
3.28 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Chile rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
17th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 5.21 million current LCU per person against 3.28 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.93 million current LCU per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3527 current LCU per person | 742.08 current LCU per person | 741.72 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,870 current LCU per person | 3,031 current LCU per person | 838.55 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 67,705 current LCU per person | 25,465 current LCU per person | 42,240 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 483,016 current LCU per person | 251,932 current LCU per person | 231,085 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.31 million current LCU per person | 1.00 million current LCU per person | 308,817 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.62 million current LCU per person | 1.98 million current LCU per person | 641,593 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.40 million current LCU per person | 2.97 million current LCU per person | 1.43 million current LCU per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 5.21 million current LCU per person against 3.28 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 1.93 million current LCU per person, with Chile 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 (current lcu), per capita?
- Chile ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.