Costa Rica vs Niger: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
90.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Niger
86.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Niger rank
44th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Niger
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 90.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 86.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Niger, a difference of 3.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niger ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 44th 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 | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 43.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 36.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 107.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 86.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 145.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 106.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 39.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 123.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 110.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.09 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 Niger?
- Costa Rica, at 90.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 86.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Niger?
- 3.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niger?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Niger rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 44th 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.