Costa Rica vs Myanmar: Food exports

Costa Rica
32.3%
in 2024
Myanmar
36.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
57th
Myanmar rank
55th

Food exports over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Myanmar
20406080196219932024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 36.7% against 32.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Myanmar ranks 55th of 196 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 79.6% 67.2% 12.3% Costa Rica
1970s 74.9% 56.0% 18.9% Costa Rica
2010s 38.5% 28.8% 9.8% Costa Rica
2020s 35.4% 30.5% 4.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Costa Rica or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 36.7% against 32.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Costa Rica and Myanmar?
4.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Myanmar?
27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Myanmar rank globally for food exports?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Myanmar ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.