Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate
Cape Verde
23.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
21.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
28th
Costa Rica rank
30th
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 23.08 % change on previous year against 21.87 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.21 % change on previous year.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 30th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 17.86 % change on previous year | 17.86 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 35.58 % change on previous year | 4.61 % change on previous year | 30.97 % change on previous year | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 8.57 % change on previous year | 17.24 % change on previous year | 8.67 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 13.94 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 10.55 % change on previous year | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 9.1 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 5.74 % change on previous year | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 9.79 % change on previous year | 14.54 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 23.08 % change on previous year against 21.87 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 1.21 % change on previous year, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 30th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.