Botswana vs Costa Rica: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
82nd
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 82nd and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 203 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.3909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.56 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.4664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.4327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.4313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.3143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 82nd and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.