Chile vs Costa Rica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Chile
1.47 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
1.64 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Costa Rica rank
15th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.64 million current LCU per person against 1.47 million current LCU per person in Chile, a difference of 175,510 current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0111 current LCU per person | -32.62 current LCU per person | 32.61 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 1970s | -202.35 current LCU per person | -285.34 current LCU per person | 82.99 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 1980s | -70,391 current LCU per person | -27,146 current LCU per person | 43,245 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 275,478 current LCU per person | -2,396 current LCU per person | 277,874 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 546,440 current LCU per person | 234,292 current LCU per person | 312,147 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 928,576 current LCU per person | 442,829 current LCU per person | 485,747 current LCU per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.52 million current LCU per person | 1.10 million current LCU per person | 413,751 current LCU per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.64 million current LCU per person against 1.47 million current LCU per person in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 175,510 current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Chile ranks 18th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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
Net foreign assets (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.