Costa Rica vs United States: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 19.2% against 18.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th 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 | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 24.3% | 8.8% | 15.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 10.3% | 11.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 12.1% | 8.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.0% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.8% | 0.7% | 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 United States?
- United States, at 19.2% against 18.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.8%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th 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.