Costa Rica vs Iran: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual

Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2023
Iran
0.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Iran rank
22nd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iran
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Iran ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Costa Rica
1980s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Costa Rica
1990s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Costa Rica
2000s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Costa Rica
2010s 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% Costa Rica
2020s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual, Costa Rica or Iran?
Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual between Costa Rica and Iran?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Iran ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). 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, residual (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals 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, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.