Costa Rica vs Guyana: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.80 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Guyana
1.56 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Guyana rank
19th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.80 million current LCU per person against 1.56 million current LCU per person in Guyana, a difference of 244,840 current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guyana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Guyana ranks 19th of 195 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | 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 | 18,109 current LCU per person | 118,492 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 558,784 current LCU per person | 122,203 current LCU per person | 436,581 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 276,622 current LCU per person | 1.34 million current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.91 million current LCU per person | 950,339 current LCU per person | 961,913 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 Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 1.80 million current LCU per person against 1.56 million current LCU per person in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 244,840 current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Guyana ranks 19th 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.