Costa Rica vs Côte d'Ivoire: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
82.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire
87.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
29th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
28th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 87.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 82.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 29th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s -0.0674 current LCU per US$ of GDP 17.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP 17.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP Côte d'Ivoire
1970s -0.2156 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP Côte d'Ivoire
1980s -18.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP -52.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP 33.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s -2.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP -18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP 16.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 41.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP 28.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP 13.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 40.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP 40.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5327 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 67.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP 69.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 87.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 82.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire?
5.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire?
64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th 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.