Costa Rica vs Japan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.80 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Japan
1.98 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Japan rank
17th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.98 million current LCU per person against 1.80 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 177,310 current LCU per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,337 current LCU per person | 850,014 current LCU per person | 834,677 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 136,601 current LCU per person | 1.35 million current LCU per person | 1.21 million current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 558,784 current LCU per person | 1.44 million current LCU per person | 876,797 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 1.56 million current LCU per person | 47,463 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.91 million current LCU per person | 1.90 million current LCU per person | 12,193 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 Japan?
- Japan, at 1.98 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 Japan?
- 177,310 current LCU per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th 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.