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

Costa Rica
0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Spain rank
129th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0022 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 Spain ranks 129th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.4508 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2439 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3197 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 0.2693 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Spain ranks 129th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.