Costa Rica vs Egypt: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt
0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Egypt rank
133rd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 133rd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
1990s 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1724 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.4508 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2386 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3197 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Egypt?
Costa Rica, at 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Egypt?
0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 133rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.