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

Costa Rica
0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Caledonia
0.2662 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
New Caledonia rank
134th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2662 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and New Caledonia ranks 134th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2827 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4487 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Caledonia
1970s 0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Caledonia
1980s 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3823 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Caledonia
1990s 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.4508 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2971 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3197 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.2844 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2992 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or New Caledonia?
Costa Rica, at 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2662 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and New Caledonia?
0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Caledonia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and New Caledonia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and New Caledonia ranks 134th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.