Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Costa Rica
20.1%
in 2023
Seychelles
18.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
108th
Seychelles rank
111th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 20.1% against 18.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 108th and Seychelles ranks 111th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 4.2% 4.0% Seychelles
1980s 0.2% 8.4% 8.2% Seychelles
1990s 1.9% 13.5% 11.7% Seychelles
2000s 6.4% 9.0% 2.6% Seychelles
2010s 14.7% 14.0% 0.7% Costa Rica
2020s 20.6% 13.8% 6.8% 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 Seychelles?
Costa Rica, at 20.1% against 18.4% in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
1.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Seychelles ranks 111th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.