Costa Rica vs Japan: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.37 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Japan
962,654 current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Japan rank
18th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.37 million current LCU per person against 962,654 current LCU per person in Japan, a difference of 402,546 current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Japan ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140,906 current LCU per person | 986,300 current LCU per person | 845,394 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 369,753 current LCU per person | 878,021 current LCU per person | 508,268 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 743,340 current LCU per person | 842,171 current LCU per person | 98,831 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.17 million current LCU per person | 914,572 current LCU per person | 258,089 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 1.37 million current LCU per person against 962,654 current LCU per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 402,546 current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Japan ranks 18th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (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
Manufacturing, value added (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.