Costa Rica vs Singapore: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 61.4% against 60.3% in Singapore, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Singapore ranks 99th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.5% | 71.1% | 12.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 70.9% | 70.4% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 69.4% | 73.9% | 4.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 60.7% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 59.5% | 7.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 58.4% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Costa Rica or Singapore?
- Costa Rica, at 61.4% against 60.3% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 1.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Singapore ranks 99th 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.