Costa Rica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.9% against 59.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.9% | 64.6% | 16.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 78.0% | 65.6% | 12.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 63.9% | 13.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 59.1% | 18.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 59.0% | 15.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 56.7% | 16.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Costa Rica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Costa Rica, at 73.9% against 59.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 14.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.