Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Lithuania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.2% against 13.1% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Lithuania ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 11.3% | 1.6% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 9.4% | 1.8% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 12.5% | 1.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
- Costa Rica, at 13.2% against 13.1% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for food imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and Lithuania ranks 117th 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.