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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.