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

American Samoa
0.2498 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
American Samoa rank
136th
Costa Rica rank
133rd

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

  • American Samoa
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2498 current US$ per US$ of GDP in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 136th and Costa Rica ranks 133rd of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4315 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2020s 0.2038 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2657 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, American Samoa or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2498 current US$ per US$ of GDP in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between American Samoa and Costa Rica?
0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Costa Rica?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
American Samoa ranks 136th and Costa Rica ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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