Costa Rica vs Iceland: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Costa Rica
2.6%
in 2023
Iceland
2.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
134th
Iceland rank
137th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Iceland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Iceland ranks 137th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Iceland
1970s 0.1% 1.0% 0.8% Iceland
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Iceland
1990s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Costa Rica
2000s 6.6% 1.1% 5.5% Costa Rica
2010s 3.4% 2.0% 1.4% Costa Rica
2020s 2.5% 2.4% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Costa Rica or Iceland?
Costa Rica, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Costa Rica and Iceland?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Iceland ranks 137th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.