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

Costa Rica
0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait
0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Kuwait rank
135th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Kuwait ranks 135th of 203 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2684 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1181 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2962 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2986 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.4508 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3197 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0513 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Kuwait ranks 135th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.