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

Costa Rica
0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Rwanda
0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Rwanda rank
132nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.3192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.202 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.311 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.2995 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2448 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3068 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0434 current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Costa Rica or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.2583 current US$ 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$), per unit between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.