Costa Rica vs IBRD only: Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
21.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
IBRD only
5.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
30th
IBRD only rank
31st
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- IBRD only
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 21.87 % change on previous year against 5.68 % change on previous year in IBRD only, a difference of 16.19 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.8 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was IBRD only ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and IBRD only ranks 31st of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and IBRD only in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.81 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 17.86 % change on previous year | 21.28 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | IBRD only |
| 1980s | 4.61 % change on previous year | 5.81 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | IBRD only |
| 1990s | 17.24 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year | 8.44 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.4 % change on previous year | 14.52 % change on previous year | 11.12 % change on previous year | IBRD only |
| 2010s | 3.36 % change on previous year | 6.42 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | IBRD only |
| 2020s | 14.54 % change on previous year | 7.11 % change on previous year | 7.42 % 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$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or IBRD only?
- Costa Rica, at 21.87 % change on previous year against 5.68 % change on previous year in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and IBRD only?
- 16.19 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and IBRD only?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and IBRD only rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and IBRD only ranks 31st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.