Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Food imports

Bulgaria
13.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica
13.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
116th
Costa Rica rank
114th

Food imports over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
57.51012.515196519942024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 13.2% against 13.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 114th 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?
Costa Rica, at 13.2% against 13.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.0%, with Costa Rica 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 116th and Costa Rica ranks 114th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 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 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.