Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.9% against 73.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Kuwait ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.2% | 79.1% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 80.8% | 12.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 79.7% | 3.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 51.9% | 27.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 79.0% | 4.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 74.9% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 73.9% against 73.2% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Kuwait ranks 28th 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.