Burundi vs Costa Rica: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Burundi
17.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica
18.0%
in 2023
Burundi rank
109th
Costa Rica rank
106th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Burundi
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 18.0% against 17.6% in Burundi, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 109th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 206 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Burundi
1970s 5.1% 0.2% 4.9% Burundi
1980s 4.4% 0.1% 4.3% Burundi
1990s 5.4% 1.5% 3.9% Burundi
2000s 5.7% 5.6% 0.1% Burundi
2010s 14.6% 13.0% 1.6% Burundi
2020s 19.1% 18.1% 1.1% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Burundi or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 18.0% against 17.6% in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Burundi and Costa Rica?
0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Costa Rica?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Burundi ranks 109th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.