Costa Rica vs Somalia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.64 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Somalia
1.79 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Somalia rank
13th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.79 million current LCU per person against 1.64 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 145,210 current LCU per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -26.29 current LCU per person | 16.96 current LCU per person | 43.25 current LCU per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | -285.34 current LCU per person | 81.61 current LCU per person | 366.95 current LCU per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | -27,146 current LCU per person | -4,889 current LCU per person | 22,257 current LCU per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 511,916 current LCU per person | 395,045 current LCU per person | 116,871 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 993,307 current LCU per person | 1.28 million current LCU per person | 286,428 current LCU per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.79 million current LCU per person against 1.64 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 145,210 current LCU per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Somalia rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th 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.