Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 75.5% against 75.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 85.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 74.9% | 85.3% | 10.3% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 87.4% | 9.1% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 90.3% | 10.1% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 89.3% | 16.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 79.5% | 7.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 77.8% | 3.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 75.5% against 75.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.