Costa Rica vs Ghana: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
Costa Rica
18.15 billion current US$
in 2023
Ghana
16.78 billion current US$
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
75th
Ghana rank
78th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.15 billion current US$ against 16.78 billion current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 1.37 billion current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Ghana ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.75 million current US$ | 278.56 million current US$ | 160.82 million current US$ | Ghana |
| 1970s | 494.04 million current US$ | 608.60 million current US$ | 114.55 million current US$ | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion current US$ | 725.94 million current US$ | 279.95 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.29 billion current US$ | 1.29 billion current US$ | 996.07 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.12 billion current US$ | 2.90 billion current US$ | 4.22 billion current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.68 billion current US$ | 14.13 billion current US$ | 3.45 billion current US$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 14.96 billion current US$ | 15.97 billion current US$ | 1.01 billion current US$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Costa Rica, at 18.15 billion current US$ against 16.78 billion current US$ in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 1.37 billion current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Ghana ranks 78th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.