Costa Rica vs Norway: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 52.4% against 52.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Norway ranks 105th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.6% | 45.4% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 57.6% | 49.9% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 51.1% | 8.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 49.9% | 17.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 51.3% | 27.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 45.5% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 52.0% | 1.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 52.4% against 52.4% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th and Norway ranks 105th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.