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

Costa Rica
0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ecuador
0.2558 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Ecuador rank
135th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2558 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Ecuador ranks 135th of 202 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.246 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0691 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.3192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.311 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.2995 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1503 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2355 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0621 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0226 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$), per unit, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2558 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Ecuador ranks 135th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.