Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
35.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Nigeria rank
34th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 35.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 2.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2811 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 41.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 40.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 42.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 40.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 43.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 14.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 28.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 35.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 2.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 34th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (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
Taxes less subsidies on products (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.