Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 64.9% against 63.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.3% | 0.9% | 16.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 5.5% | 16.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 30.5% | 5.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 73.5% | 26.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 71.6% | 9.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 68.8% | 11.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 68.0% | 6.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 64.9% against 63.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 1.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.