Costa Rica vs Korea: External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth
Costa Rica
26.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
Korea
26.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Korea rank
38th
External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.87 % change on previous year against 26.56 % change on previous year in Korea, a difference of 0.31 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Korea ranks 38th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -19.23 % change on previous year | -16.91 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1970s | -35.42 % change on previous year | -51.56 % change on previous year | 16.14 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -84.94 % change on previous year | 86.22 % change on previous year | 171.16 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1990s | -11.95 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 12.98 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 2000s | -23.92 % change on previous year | -7.53 % change on previous year | 16.39 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 2010s | 26.4 % change on previous year | 18.49 % change on previous year | 7.91 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.68 % change on previous year | 188.74 % change on previous year | 176.06 % change on previous year | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 26.87 % change on previous year against 26.56 % change on previous year in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.31 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Korea ranks 38th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.