Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Saudi Arabia rank
86th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 86th of 203 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.2404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.3075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 86th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.