Costa Rica vs United States: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 23.4% against 21.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 11.8% | 8.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 15.4% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 19.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.5% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 23.1% | 1.3% | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 23.4% 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 Costa Rica and United States?
- 2.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and United States 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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About this data
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.