Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Bangladesh
471,696 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
439,798 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
73rd
Costa Rica rank
75th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Costa Rica
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 471,696 current US$ per square kilometre against 439,798 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 31,898 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 7,787 current US$ per square kilometre 16,220 current US$ per square kilometre 8,433 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 16,820 current US$ per square kilometre 23,675 current US$ per square kilometre 6,855 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 35,976 current US$ per square kilometre 61,407 current US$ per square kilometre 25,431 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 98,719 current US$ per square kilometre 172,897 current US$ per square kilometre 74,178 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 296,081 current US$ per square kilometre 310,427 current US$ per square kilometre 14,346 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 478,133 current US$ per square kilometre 370,846 current US$ per square kilometre 107,287 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
Bangladesh, at 471,696 current US$ per square kilometre against 439,798 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
31,898 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.