Costa Rica vs Russia: Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Goods and services expense (current LCU) over time
- Costa Rica
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.52 trillion current LCU against 1.66 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 864.31 billion current LCU.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Russia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Russia ranks 22nd of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.12 billion current LCU | 105.12 billion current LCU | 32.00 billion current LCU | Russia |
| 2000s | 261.02 billion current LCU | 820.01 billion current LCU | 558.99 billion current LCU | Russia |
| 2010s | 939.94 billion current LCU | 2.02 trillion current LCU | 1.08 trillion current LCU | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.56 trillion current LCU | 2.52 trillion current LCU | 40.50 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Costa Rica or Russia?
- Russia, at 2.52 trillion current LCU against 1.66 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Costa Rica and Russia?
- 864.31 billion current LCU, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Russia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Russia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Russia ranks 22nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.