Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Afghanistan
3.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
3.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
148th
Costa Rica rank
146th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.77 % change on previous year against 3.71 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 148th and Costa Rica ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.53 % change on previous year | 9.62 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 14.89 % change on previous year | 20.05 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.92 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 7.59 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 10.87 % change on previous year | 14.81 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 13.94 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year | 7.08 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 9.38 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -9.59 % change on previous year | 8.85 % change on previous year | 18.44 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3.77 % change on previous year against 3.71 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 148th and Costa Rica ranks 146th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.