Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica peaked at 418.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 41st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 89.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +58.6% |
| 1992 | 98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 104.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 113.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 127.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 152.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 166.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 176.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 194.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 204.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 215.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 242.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 273.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 297.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 333.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 352.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 357.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 371.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 380.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 343.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 337.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 337.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 330.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 356.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 347.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 348.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 369.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 375.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 380.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 369.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 399.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 418.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 354.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 332.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6804 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 473.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 67.0× 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 | +58.6% | 56.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 89.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 56.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 194.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 302.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 204.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 380.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 352.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 330.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 380.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 366.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 418.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 38 Burkina Faso 349.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Benin 339.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Chad 331.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Equatorial Guinea 309.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Congo 298.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Armenia 275.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Costa Rica was 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, 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 418.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (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.