Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar
0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Madagascar rank
131st
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Madagascar ranks 131st of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Madagascar ranks 131st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.