Costa Rica vs Panama: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
470,799 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
462,187 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
74th
Panama rank
77th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 470,799 current US$ per square kilometre against 462,187 current US$ per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 8,612 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Panama ranks 77th of 205 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,242 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,858 current US$ per square kilometre | 384.63 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,744 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,480 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 24,434 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,565 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,869 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 77,542 current US$ per square kilometre | 33,706 current US$ per square kilometre | 43,836 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 190,302 current US$ per square kilometre | 106,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 83,679 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 327,858 current US$ per square kilometre | 299,550 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,308 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 403,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 333,210 current US$ per square kilometre | 70,208 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 470,799 current US$ per square kilometre against 462,187 current US$ per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 8,612 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Panama ranks 77th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.