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

Costa Rica
0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ghana
0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
100th
Ghana rank
98th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 100th and Ghana ranks 98th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1057 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1963 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.2081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Costa Rica or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Costa Rica and Ghana?
0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Ghana ranks 98th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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