Costa Rica vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Costa Rica
21.1%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
5.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.1% against 5.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 13.5% 0.3% 13.2% Costa Rica
1970s 24.0% 0.3% 23.7% Costa Rica
1980s 20.4% 0.9% 19.6% Costa Rica
1990s 18.4% 1.0% 17.4% Costa Rica
2000s 19.5% 2.0% 17.5% Costa Rica
2010s 22.9% 3.8% 19.1% Costa Rica
2020s 21.8% 4.5% 17.3% 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, Costa Rica or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Costa Rica, at 21.1% against 5.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin between Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
16.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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.