Costa Rica vs Iceland: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
757,287 current LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland
1.27 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
Iceland rank
14th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.27 million current LCU per person against 757,287 current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 513,573 current LCU per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,375 current LCU per person | 277,066 current LCU per person | 206,691 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 219,679 current LCU per person | 459,572 current LCU per person | 239,893 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 476,146 current LCU per person | 707,211 current LCU per person | 231,066 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 680,558 current LCU per person | 1.08 million current LCU per person | 404,256 current LCU per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.27 million current LCU per person against 757,287 current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 513,573 current LCU per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 14th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (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
Taxes less subsidies on products (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.