Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait
0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
139th
Kuwait rank
137th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Kuwait ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2768 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0514 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Kuwait ranks 137th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.