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

Costa Rica
0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ireland
0.2646 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Ireland rank
130th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.2646 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Ireland ranks 130th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.246 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1970s 0.3192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1980s 0.311 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4378 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.2995 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1258 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.343 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.056 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.244 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0194 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$), per unit, Costa Rica or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.2646 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Costa Rica and Ireland?
0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Ireland ranks 130th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.