Costa Rica vs Laos: Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)
Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.63 trillion current LCU against 1.98 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 641.40 billion current LCU.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Laos ranks 27th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 927.56 billion current LCU | 544.96 billion current LCU | 382.60 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.60 trillion current LCU | 1.51 trillion current LCU | 92.36 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.90 trillion current LCU | 2.71 trillion current LCU | 814.84 billion current LCU | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Costa Rica or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.63 trillion current LCU against 1.98 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 641.40 billion current LCU, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Laos ranks 27th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. 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.