Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.2% against 20.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 15.8% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 0.0% | 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 outside, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 20.2% against 20.1% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.