Belize vs Costa Rica: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Belize
24.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
21.1%
in 2023
Belize rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
17th

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

  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 24.5% against 21.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 17.8% 17.3% 0.5% Belize
1970s 19.6% 24.0% 4.5% Costa Rica
1980s 18.3% 19.2% 1.0% Costa Rica
1990s 7.8% 18.4% 10.6% Costa Rica
2000s 11.0% 19.5% 8.6% Costa Rica
2010s 13.6% 22.9% 9.3% Costa Rica
2020s 24.7% 21.8% 2.9% Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin, Belize or Costa Rica?
Belize, at 24.5% against 21.1% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin between Belize and Costa Rica?
3.4%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Belize ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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
250 places, 11,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.