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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2693 current US$ 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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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.