Costa Rica vs Côte d'Ivoire: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Costa Rica
22.46 billion current US$
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire
18.38 billion current US$
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
79th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
82nd
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22.46 billion current US$ against 18.38 billion current US$ in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 4.07 billion current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 82nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.73 million current US$ | 213.51 million current US$ | 60.78 million current US$ | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 681.09 million current US$ | 1.09 billion current US$ | 408.89 million current US$ | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion current US$ | 1.87 billion current US$ | 656.80 million current US$ | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 3.14 billion current US$ | 2.40 billion current US$ | 736.87 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.83 billion current US$ | 4.76 billion current US$ | 4.07 billion current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 15.85 billion current US$ | 9.62 billion current US$ | 6.23 billion current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.94 billion current US$ | 14.93 billion current US$ | 4.01 billion current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Costa Rica or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Costa Rica, at 22.46 billion current US$ against 18.38 billion current US$ in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 4.07 billion current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 82nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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 are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.