Costa Rica vs Germany: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.9% against 73.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Germany ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 44.0% | 37.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 51.8% | 25.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 57.1% | 11.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 71.0% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 70.3% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 71.4% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 72.9% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 73.9% against 73.4% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Germany ranks 26th 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.