Costa Rica vs Gabon: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.80 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Gabon
1.24 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Gabon rank
21st
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.80 million current LCU per person against 1.24 million current LCU per person in Gabon, a difference of 564,390 current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Gabon ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,337 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 15,337 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 136,601 current LCU per person | 585,788 current LCU per person | 449,187 current LCU per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 558,784 current LCU per person | 707,627 current LCU per person | 148,843 current LCU per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 981,112 current LCU per person | 631,110 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.91 million current LCU per person | 1.02 million current LCU per person | 897,153 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Costa Rica, at 1.80 million current LCU per person against 1.24 million current LCU per person in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 564,390 current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Gabon ranks 21st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total 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.