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

Colombia
19.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
21.1%
in 2023
Colombia rank
18th
Costa Rica rank
17th

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.1% against 19.5% in Colombia, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 18th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 203 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 3.7% 13.5% 9.8% Costa Rica
1970s 9.0% 24.0% 15.0% Costa Rica
1980s 6.4% 20.4% 14.1% Costa Rica
1990s 13.2% 18.4% 5.1% Costa Rica
2000s 17.2% 19.5% 2.4% Costa Rica
2010s 17.7% 22.9% 5.2% Costa Rica
2020s 19.8% 21.8% 2.0% 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 latin, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 21.1% against 19.5% in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin between Colombia and Costa Rica?
1.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Colombia ranks 18th 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.