Chile vs Costa Rica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Chile
81.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
82.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Chile rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
29th

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 82.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 81.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Chile, a difference of 0.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.0709 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0708 current LCU per US$ of GDP Chile
1970s -0.2354 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.2156 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0198 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s -41.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP -18.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP 22.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 58.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP 60.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP Chile
2000s 85.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP 41.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP 43.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP Chile
2010s 64.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP 40.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP 23.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP Chile
2020s 94.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 67.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP 26.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Chile or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 82.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 81.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Chile and Costa Rica?
0.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 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 unit of gdp?
Chile ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,826 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (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.