Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar
0.2367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
139th
Madagascar rank
140th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Madagascar ranks 140th 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 | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0985 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2772 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1489 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Madagascar ranks 140th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.