Costa Rica vs Norway: Manufactures imports

Costa Rica
73.9%
in 2024
Norway
73.4%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
25th
Norway rank
27th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
020406080196219932025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 73.9% against 73.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 81.4% 71.6% 9.8% Costa Rica
1970s 77.2% 75.2% 2.0% Costa Rica
1980s 66.6% 73.7% 7.0% Norway
1990s 76.5% 80.6% 4.1% Norway
2000s 77.5% 78.8% 1.3% Norway
2010s 74.4% 76.6% 2.3% Norway
2020s 73.8% 73.4% 0.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Costa Rica or Norway?
Costa Rica, at 73.9% against 73.4% in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Costa Rica and Norway?
0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for manufactures imports?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Norway 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

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.