Costa Rica vs Laos: Broad money (current LCU)
Broad money (current LCU) over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.03 trillion current LCU against 21.30 trillion current LCU in Laos, a difference of 4.72 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 35th of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 175.74 billion current LCU | 41.11 billion current LCU | 134.62 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 485.42 billion current LCU | 371.86 billion current LCU | 113.56 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.08 trillion current LCU | 6.70 trillion current LCU | 1.62 trillion current LCU | Laos |
| 2010s | 10.12 trillion current LCU | 21.30 trillion current LCU | 11.19 trillion current LCU | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money, Costa Rica or Laos?
- Costa Rica, at 26.03 trillion current LCU against 21.30 trillion current LCU in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 4.72 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for broad money?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 35th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.