Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
149th
Luxembourg rank
147th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 149th and Luxembourg ranks 147th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0335 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0651 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0316 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg
1970s 0.0225 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0283 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg
1980s 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0204 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg
1990s 0.0082 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg
2000s 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg
2010s 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 149th and Luxembourg ranks 147th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.