Costa Rica vs Kenya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22.46 billion current US$ against 18.59 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 3.87 billion current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.73 million current US$ | 256.95 million current US$ | 104.22 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 1970s | 681.09 million current US$ | 922.17 million current US$ | 241.07 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion current US$ | 1.75 billion current US$ | 540.14 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.14 billion current US$ | 2.42 billion current US$ | 714.29 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.83 billion current US$ | 5.77 billion current US$ | 3.06 billion current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 15.85 billion current US$ | 15.76 billion current US$ | 94.05 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.94 billion current US$ | 18.68 billion current US$ | 257.93 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 22.46 billion current US$ against 18.59 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 3.87 billion current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.