Costa Rica vs IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time
- Costa Rica
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.4% against 5.8% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.2 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th 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 | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 3.6% | 10.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 24.3% | 4.7% | 19.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 5.2% | 17.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 4.8% | 15.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 5.1% | 14.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 5.3% | 13.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 5.6% | 12.9% | 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Costa Rica, at 18.4% against 5.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Costa Rica and IDA & IBRD total?
- 12.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and IDA & IBRD total?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th 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.