How does Costa Rica rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.

Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Costa Rica

Name: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.3%

World rank

100th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Costa Rica, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 100th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1962	0.1707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1963	0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1964	0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1965	0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1966	0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
1967	0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1968	0.2168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1969	0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1970	0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1971	0.2068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1972	0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1973	0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1974	0.2499 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.9%
1975	0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1976	0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1977	0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1978	0.2184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1979	0.2215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1980	0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1981	0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+85.9%
1982	0.3212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1983	0.2556 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1984	0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1985	0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1986	0.2398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1987	0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1988	0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1989	0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1990	0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1991	0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1992	0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1993	0.2832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.1%
1994	0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.6%
1995	0.2174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1996	0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1997	0.2191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1998	0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1999	0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2000	0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+113.4%
2001	0.3138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
2002	0.317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2003	0.3529 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2004	0.3382 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2005	0.3502 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2006	0.3603 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2007	0.3469 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2008	0.3071 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2009	0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2010	0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2011	0.2425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2012	0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2013	0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2014	0.2161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2015	0.1697 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
2016	0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2017	0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2018	0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2019	0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2020	0.1848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2021	0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
2022	0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2023	0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

97 Australia 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
98 Ghana 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 France 0.2081 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
102 Guinea-Bissau 0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
103 Ukraine 0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More private sector data for Costa Rica

Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
Food imports 13.2% (2024)
Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 32.3% (2024)
Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Costa Rica?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Costa Rica was 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.