Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
27.96 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador
30.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Ecuador rank
49th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 30.1 % change on previous year against 27.96 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.14 % change on previous year.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Ecuador ranks 49th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.15 % change on previous year | 6.96 % change on previous year | 13.1 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1970s | -91.21 % change on previous year | 80.73 % change on previous year | 171.94 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1980s | -82.7 % change on previous year | -64.74 % change on previous year | 17.96 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 68.21 % change on previous year | 3.48 % change on previous year | 64.74 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 34.39 % change on previous year | 72.95 % change on previous year | 38.56 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.48 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 6.24 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 17.52 % change on previous year | 16.46 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 30.1 % change on previous year against 27.96 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 2.14 % change on previous year, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Ecuador ranks 49th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.