Costa Rica vs Thailand: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
3,556 current US$ per person
in 2023
Thailand
3,910 current US$ per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Thailand rank
65th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 3,910 current US$ per person against 3,556 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 354 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 65th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 74.12 current US$ per person 16.05 current US$ per person 58.06 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1970s 231.25 current US$ per person 57.58 current US$ per person 173.67 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1980s 369.84 current US$ per person 187.04 current US$ per person 182.8 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1990s 648.71 current US$ per person 735.14 current US$ per person 86.42 current US$ per person Thailand
2000s 1,674 current US$ per person 1,657 current US$ per person 16.35 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 2,232 current US$ per person 3,181 current US$ per person 948.86 current US$ per person Thailand
2020s 2,948 current US$ per person 3,687 current US$ per person 738.71 current US$ per person Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Thailand, at 3,910 current US$ per person against 3,556 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Thailand?
354 current US$ per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 65th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.