Benin vs Costa Rica: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Benin
0.2363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
141st
Costa Rica rank
139th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2772 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 139th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, 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.