How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?

Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.

Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Costa Rica

Name: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Costa Rica
Creator: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) was 33.16 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

33.16 trillion current LCU

Change on year

up 3.2%

World rank

34th

of 190 countries

All-time high

33.16 trillion current LCU

in 2025

All-time low

2.16 billion current LCU

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2025

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, 1960–2025

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica is 33.16 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 33.16 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.16 billion current LCU, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 34th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current LCU	Change
1960	2.20 billion current LCU	—
1961	2.16 billion current LCU	-2.0%
1962	2.31 billion current LCU	+6.9%
1963	2.52 billion current LCU	+9.4%
1964	2.72 billion current LCU	+8.0%
1965	3.08 billion current LCU	+13.3%
1966	3.19 billion current LCU	+3.4%
1967	3.45 billion current LCU	+8.0%
1968	3.81 billion current LCU	+10.5%
1969	4.12 billion current LCU	+8.2%
1970	4.80 billion current LCU	+16.6%
1971	5.15 billion current LCU	+7.1%
1972	5.75 billion current LCU	+11.7%
1973	6.92 billion current LCU	+20.5%
1974	9.77 billion current LCU	+41.1%
1975	12.04 billion current LCU	+23.2%
1976	13.72 billion current LCU	+14.0%
1977	17.17 billion current LCU	+25.2%
1978	20.41 billion current LCU	+18.9%
1979	23.14 billion current LCU	+13.4%
1980	27.14 billion current LCU	+17.3%
1981	34.34 billion current LCU	+26.5%
1982	56.40 billion current LCU	+64.2%
1983	79.48 billion current LCU	+40.9%
1984	99.84 billion current LCU	+25.6%
1985	118.97 billion current LCU	+19.2%
1986	144.38 billion current LCU	+21.4%
1987	176.47 billion current LCU	+22.2%
1988	215.79 billion current LCU	+22.3%
1989	256.92 billion current LCU	+19.1%
1990	321.14 billion current LCU	+25.0%
1991	643.45 billion current LCU	+100.4%
1992	840.77 billion current LCU	+30.7%
1993	1.00 trillion current LCU	+19.1%
1994	1.19 trillion current LCU	+18.7%
1995	1.48 trillion current LCU	+24.3%
1996	1.78 trillion current LCU	+20.2%
1997	2.10 trillion current LCU	+18.5%
1998	2.42 trillion current LCU	+14.9%
1999	2.77 trillion current LCU	+14.6%
2000	3.07 trillion current LCU	+10.6%
2001	3.44 trillion current LCU	+12.1%
2002	4.02 trillion current LCU	+16.9%
2003	4.72 trillion current LCU	+17.4%
2004	5.54 trillion current LCU	+17.4%
2005	6.69 trillion current LCU	+20.8%
2006	8.01 trillion current LCU	+19.7%
2007	9.61 trillion current LCU	+20.1%
2008	11.44 trillion current LCU	+19.1%
2009	11.69 trillion current LCU	+2.1%
2010	12.95 trillion current LCU	+10.8%
2011	14.42 trillion current LCU	+11.3%
2012	15.94 trillion current LCU	+10.5%
2013	16.85 trillion current LCU	+5.7%
2014	18.55 trillion current LCU	+10.1%
2015	19.60 trillion current LCU	+5.7%
2016	20.54 trillion current LCU	+4.8%
2017	22.37 trillion current LCU	+8.9%
2018	23.52 trillion current LCU	+5.2%
2019	24.63 trillion current LCU	+4.7%
2020	23.23 trillion current LCU	-5.7%
2021	26.18 trillion current LCU	+12.7%
2022	29.74 trillion current LCU	+13.6%
2023	31.01 trillion current LCU	+4.2%
2024	32.14 trillion current LCU	+3.7%
2025	33.16 trillion current LCU	+3.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 33.16 trillion current LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 179.30 billion current LCU, 184.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 33.16 trillion current LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 659.20 billion current LCU, 50.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 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	+100.4%	321.14 billion current LCU	643.45 billion current LCU

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.96 billion current LCU	2.16 billion current LCU	4.12 billion current LCU	10
1970s	11.89 billion current LCU	4.80 billion current LCU	23.14 billion current LCU	10
1980s	120.97 billion current LCU	27.14 billion current LCU	256.92 billion current LCU	10
1990s	1.45 trillion current LCU	321.14 billion current LCU	2.77 trillion current LCU	10
2000s	6.82 trillion current LCU	3.07 trillion current LCU	11.69 trillion current LCU	10
2010s	18.94 trillion current LCU	12.95 trillion current LCU	24.63 trillion current LCU	10
2020s	29.24 trillion current LCU	23.23 trillion current LCU	33.16 trillion current LCU	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

31 Bangladesh 39.83 trillion current LCU compare
32 Cote d'Ivoire 38.89 trillion current LCU compare
33 Turkey 34.48 trillion current LCU compare
35 Cameroon 26.00 trillion current LCU compare
36 Mexico 24.76 trillion current LCU compare
37 Sri Lanka 22.10 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica?: Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica was 33.16 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 33.16 trillion current LCU in 2025.
What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 2.16 billion current LCU in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?: Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 8,736 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.