Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit
Costa Rica
0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2631 current US$ 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$), per unit between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.