Costa Rica vs East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time
- Costa Rica
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.4% against 4.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific 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 | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 3.3% | 10.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 24.3% | 2.5% | 21.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 2.4% | 19.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 1.5% | 18.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 1.9% | 17.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 3.1% | 15.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 4.1% | 14.4% | 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- Costa Rica, at 18.4% against 4.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific?
- 14.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
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.