Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 61.4% against 60.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Kuwait ranks 98th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.0% | 81.1% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 70.9% | 83.2% | 12.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 69.4% | 86.2% | 16.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 84.2% | 12.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 72.8% | 3.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 66.3% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 61.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 61.4% against 60.3% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 1.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Kuwait ranks 98th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.