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

Cape Verde
431,712 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
439,798 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
78th
Costa Rica rank
75th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 439,798 current US$ per square kilometre against 431,712 current US$ per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 8,086 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 204 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 7,494 current US$ per square kilometre 13,339 current US$ per square kilometre 5,845 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 18,741 current US$ per square kilometre 23,675 current US$ per square kilometre 4,935 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 51,871 current US$ per square kilometre 61,407 current US$ per square kilometre 9,536 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 117,097 current US$ per square kilometre 172,897 current US$ per square kilometre 55,800 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 200,746 current US$ per square kilometre 310,427 current US$ per square kilometre 109,681 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 363,749 current US$ per square kilometre 370,846 current US$ per square kilometre 7,097 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 439,798 current US$ per square kilometre against 431,712 current US$ per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
8,086 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Cape Verde ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.