Costa Rica vs Iceland: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
3.28 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland
5.35 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Iceland rank
15th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5.35 million current LCU per person against 3.28 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.07 million current LCU per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,031 current LCU per person | 4,982 current LCU per person | 1,951 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 25,465 current LCU per person | 184,869 current LCU per person | 159,404 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 251,932 current LCU per person | 601,671 current LCU per person | 349,740 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.00 million current LCU per person | 1.49 million current LCU per person | 483,075 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.98 million current LCU per person | 2.93 million current LCU per person | 950,589 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2.97 million current LCU per person | 4.42 million current LCU per person | 1.45 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 5.35 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 Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 2.07 million current LCU per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th 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.