Costa Rica vs France: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 74.0% against 73.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and France ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 52.1% | 29.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 57.3% | 19.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 59.6% | 9.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 77.1% | 0.6% | France |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 75.1% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 74.1% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.2% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Costa Rica or France?
- France, at 74.0% against 73.9% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Costa Rica and France?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and France ranks 30th 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.
Individual pages
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.