Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 13.5% against 13.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 9.4% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 7.6% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 11.5% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 13.4% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 13.5% against 13.2% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for food imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.