Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica stood at 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica peaked at 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.29 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 12.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 1992 | 16.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1993 | 19.61 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 23.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 28.94 million current LCU per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 34.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 41.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 47.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 54.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 60.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 67.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 78.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 92.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 108.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 130.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 156.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 188.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 224.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 228.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 253.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 282.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 312.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 329.94 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 363.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 383.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 402.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 438.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 460.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 482.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 454.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 512.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 582.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.02 million current LCU per square kilometre, 100.9× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.57 million current LCU per square kilometre, 92.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series 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% | 6.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 12.60 million current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | 6.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 54.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | 60.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 228.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 370.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 253.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 482.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 539.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | 454.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 10 Japan 905.67 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 11 Uganda 653.55 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 12 Somalia 610.41 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 14 Cambodia 594.75 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 15 Syria 553.84 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guinea 548.29 million current LCU per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica was 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 607.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 million current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. 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: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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: linked series (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.