Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 6.43 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Costa Rica is 6.43 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Costa Rica peaked at 6.43 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,567 current LCU per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,660 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 1,567 current LCU per person | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 1,614 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 1,703 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 1,776 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 1,945 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 1,948 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 2,039 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 2,188 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 2,302 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 2,613 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 2,725 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 2,966 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 3,482 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 4,791 current LCU per person | +37.6% |
| 1975 | 5,751 current LCU per person | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 6,387 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 7,787 current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 9,014 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 9,946 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 11,352 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 13,980 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 22,337 current LCU per person | +59.8% |
| 1983 | 30,627 current LCU per person | +37.1% |
| 1984 | 37,426 current LCU per person | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 43,391 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 51,250 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 61,007 current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 72,704 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 84,408 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 102,874 current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 200,940 current LCU per person | +95.3% |
| 1992 | 256,001 current LCU per person | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 297,277 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 344,395 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 417,996 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 490,772 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 568,462 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 639,356 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 717,604 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 778,469 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 857,436 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 986,346 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.57 million current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 1.85 million current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 2.19 million current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 2.58 million current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 2.60 million current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.84 million current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 3.13 million current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.42 million current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 3.57 million current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.89 million current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 4.07 million current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.22 million current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.55 million current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 4.74 million current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.93 million current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.61 million current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5.17 million current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 5.85 million current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 6.07 million current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 6.27 million current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 6.43 million current LCU per person | +2.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.43 million current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 32,955 current LCU per person, 195.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 6.43 million current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41,076 current LCU per person, 156.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +95.3% | 102,874 current LCU per person | 200,940 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,874 current LCU per person | 1,567 current LCU per person | 2,302 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,546 current LCU per person | 2,613 current LCU per person | 9,946 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,848 current LCU per person | 11,352 current LCU per person | 84,408 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 403,568 current LCU per person | 102,874 current LCU per person | 717,604 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million current LCU per person | 778,469 current LCU per person | 2.60 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 million current LCU per person | 2.84 million current LCU per person | 4.93 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.74 million current LCU per person | 4.61 million current LCU per person | 6.43 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 13 Guinea 10.89 million current LCU per person compare
- 14 Chile 9.71 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Cambodia 6.72 million current LCU per person compare
- 17 Iceland 6.27 million current LCU per person compare
- 18 Hungary 4.81 million current LCU per person compare
- 19 Syria 4.53 million current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Costa Rica?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Costa Rica was 6.43 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,567 current LCU per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (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.