Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 18.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica stood at 18.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica peaked at 27.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1962.
That places Costa Rica 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.1% | — |
| 1961 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 5.7% | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 5.9% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 8.8% | +49.7% |
| 1965 | 12.7% | +44.8% |
| 1966 | 17.2% | +35.3% |
| 1967 | 21.8% | +26.4% |
| 1968 | 27.0% | +23.9% |
| 1969 | 24.6% | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 26.1% | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 24.4% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 22.3% | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 23.1% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 22.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 21.5% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | +17.9% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 18.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 4.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 18.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +49.7% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 5.7% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.3% | 22.3% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 18.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 17.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 79 Marshall Islands 19.5% compare
- 80 Cote d'Ivoire 19.5% compare
- 81 Russia 19.4% compare
- 83 Colombia 17.7% compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.6% compare
- 85 Albania 17.1% compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Costa Rica was 18.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.