Costa Rica vs Sweden: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
431,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
470,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
Sweden rank
68th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 470,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 431,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 38,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 68th of 198 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 21,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53,804 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,707 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 22,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80,904 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 58,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 57,507 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 141,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 83,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 151,372 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 259,735 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 281,361 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 382,915 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 367,058 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 444,488 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 77,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 470,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 431,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sweden?
38,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,350 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.