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
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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About this data
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.