Costa Rica vs Peru: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Peru
0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Peru rank
85th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru, a difference of 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 85th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 85th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.