Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Costa Rica
18.4%
in 2023
Dominican Republic
16.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
Dominican Republic rank
20th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 18.4% against 16.4% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 20th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 12.1% 1.7% 10.4% Costa Rica
1970s 24.3% 5.8% 18.4% Costa Rica
1980s 22.2% 12.9% 9.3% Costa Rica
1990s 20.5% 11.2% 9.2% Costa Rica
2000s 19.1% 16.0% 3.1% Costa Rica
2010s 18.4% 16.9% 1.5% Costa Rica
2020s 18.5% 15.5% 2.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Costa Rica, at 18.4% against 16.4% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
2.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 20th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.