Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
90.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kazakhstan
105.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Kazakhstan rank
41st
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 105.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 90.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 14.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Kazakhstan ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 43.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 107.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 24.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 82.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 145.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 51.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 94.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 123.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 100.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 22.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 105.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 90.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 14.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Kazakhstan ranks 41st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.