Costa Rica vs Kenya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Costa Rica
22.46 billion current US$
in 2023
Kenya
18.59 billion current US$
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
79th
Kenya rank
81st
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22.46 billion current US$ against 18.59 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 3.87 billion current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.73 million current US$ | 256.95 million current US$ | 104.22 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 1970s | 681.09 million current US$ | 922.17 million current US$ | 241.07 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion current US$ | 1.75 billion current US$ | 540.14 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.14 billion current US$ | 2.42 billion current US$ | 714.29 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.83 billion current US$ | 5.77 billion current US$ | 3.06 billion current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 15.85 billion current US$ | 15.76 billion current US$ | 94.05 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.94 billion current US$ | 18.68 billion current US$ | 257.93 million 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 Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 22.46 billion current US$ against 18.59 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 3.87 billion current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.