Costa Rica vs IBRD only: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Costa Rica
- IBRD only
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.9% against 59.5% in IBRD only, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and IBRD only ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.4% | 63.5% | 9.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 73.7% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 69.6% | 7.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 64.4% | 9.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 61.6% | 12.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Costa Rica or IBRD only?
- Costa Rica, at 73.9% against 59.5% in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Costa Rica and IBRD only?
- 14.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and IBRD only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and IBRD only rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and IBRD only ranks 27th 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.