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

Costa Rica
355,519 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
332,340 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Kuwait rank
64th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 355,519 current US$ per square kilometre against 332,340 current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 23,179 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kuwait ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Kuwait ranks 64th of 204 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 11,865 current US$ per square kilometre 532,198 current US$ per square kilometre 520,333 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 19,700 current US$ per square kilometre 609,379 current US$ per square kilometre 589,679 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 44,802 current US$ per square kilometre 466,295 current US$ per square kilometre 421,493 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 139,505 current US$ per square kilometre 150,663 current US$ per square kilometre 11,158 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 209,233 current US$ per square kilometre 388,883 current US$ per square kilometre 179,650 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 292,956 current US$ per square kilometre 303,391 current US$ per square kilometre 10,434 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 355,519 current US$ per square kilometre against 332,340 current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
23,179 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Kuwait ranks 64th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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