Costa Rica vs Other small states: Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
21.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
Other small states
5.86 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
30th
Other small states rank
30th
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Other small states
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 21.87 % change on previous year against 5.86 % change on previous year in Other small states, a difference of 16.01 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.7 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Other small states ranks 30th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Other small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.64 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 14.6 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.4 % change on previous year | 8.87 % change on previous year | 5.48 % change on previous year | Other small states |
| 2010s | 3.36 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | Other small states |
| 2020s | 14.54 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year | 8.21 % 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$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Other small states?
- Costa Rica, at 21.87 % change on previous year against 5.86 % change on previous year in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 16.01 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Other small states rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Other small states ranks 30th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.