Benin vs Costa Rica: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Benin
59.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
68.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
34th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 68.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 59.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 9.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 23.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1980s | 26.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1990s | 39.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 34.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2000s | 83.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 71.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2010s | 55.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 67.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 58.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 76.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 18.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 68.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 59.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 9.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current 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
Manufacturing, value added (current 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.