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

Costa Rica
21.1%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
18.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
Saint Lucia rank
19th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.1% against 18.5% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1980s 19.2% 14.3% 5.0% Costa Rica
1990s 18.4% 7.0% 11.4% Costa Rica
2000s 19.5% 13.1% 6.4% Costa Rica
2010s 22.9% 10.0% 12.9% Costa Rica
2020s 21.8% 21.4% 0.4% 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 Saint Lucia?
Costa Rica, at 21.1% against 18.5% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
2.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th 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.