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

Costa Rica
3,556 current US$ per person
in 2023
Viet Nam
3,439 current US$ per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Viet Nam rank
68th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3,556 current US$ per person against 3,439 current US$ per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 117 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 68th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 74.12 current US$ per person 0.7318 current US$ per person 73.38 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1970s 132.25 current US$ per person 0.0711 current US$ per person 132.18 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1980s 367.17 current US$ per person 4.93 current US$ per person 362.24 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1990s 648.71 current US$ per person 72.81 current US$ per person 575.9 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2000s 1,674 current US$ per person 395.21 current US$ per person 1,279 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 2,232 current US$ per person 1,709 current US$ per person 523.02 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2020s 2,948 current US$ per person 3,315 current US$ per person 367.2 current US$ per person Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Viet Nam?
Costa Rica, at 3,556 current US$ per person against 3,439 current US$ per person in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
117 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.