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

Costa Rica
439,798 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
439,356 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
75th
Latvia rank
76th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 439,798 current US$ per square kilometre against 439,356 current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 442 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 75th and Latvia ranks 76th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 67,415 current US$ per square kilometre 31,806 current US$ per square kilometre 35,609 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 172,897 current US$ per square kilometre 135,589 current US$ per square kilometre 37,308 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 310,427 current US$ per square kilometre 266,517 current US$ per square kilometre 43,909 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 370,846 current US$ per square kilometre 400,523 current US$ per square kilometre 29,677 current US$ per square kilometre Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Costa Rica or Latvia?
Costa Rica, at 439,798 current US$ per square kilometre against 439,356 current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Costa Rica and Latvia?
442 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Latvia ranks 76th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.