Costa Rica vs Portugal: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Portugal rank
80th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 80th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.258 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 80th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.