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
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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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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,082 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.