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
0.10.20.30.40.5196019922025

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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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.