Costa Rica vs Guinea: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.80 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Guinea
3.24 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Guinea rank
15th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.24 million current LCU per person against 1.80 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.44 million current LCU per person.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea | 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 | 82,185 current LCU per person | 54,416 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 558,784 current LCU per person | 226,184 current LCU per person | 332,600 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 1.07 million current LCU per person | 540,925 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.91 million current LCU per person | 2.33 million current LCU per person | 413,972 current LCU per person | Guinea |
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 Guinea?
- Guinea, at 3.24 million current LCU per person against 1.80 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 1.44 million current LCU per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 15th 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.