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