Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

Bahamas
13.76 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica
15.54 % change on previous year
in 2023
Bahamas rank
24th
Costa Rica rank
23rd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time

  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
-1000100200196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15.54 % change on previous year against 13.76 % change on previous year in Bahamas, a difference of 1.78 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bahamas ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 30.56 % change on previous year 12.88 % change on previous year 17.68 % change on previous year Bahamas
1970s 64.92 % change on previous year 17.49 % change on previous year 47.44 % change on previous year Bahamas
1980s -0.8234 % change on previous year 4.84 % change on previous year 5.66 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 6.64 % change on previous year 8.41 % change on previous year 1.77 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 3.31 % change on previous year 17.06 % change on previous year 13.75 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 14.85 % change on previous year 3 % change on previous year 11.86 % change on previous year Bahamas
2020s 35.05 % change on previous year 12.52 % change on previous year 22.53 % change on previous year Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 15.54 % change on previous year against 13.76 % change on previous year in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
1.78 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
Bahamas ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,157 data points, 1961–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.