Colombia vs Costa Rica: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.9% against 73.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.7% | 81.4% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 77.1% | 77.2% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 69.0% | 2.9% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 76.5% | 2.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 77.5% | 4.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 74.4% | 2.3% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 73.8% | 0.3% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 73.9% against 73.6% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Colombia ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
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 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.