Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
25th
Dominican Republic rank
27th

Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196019922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and Dominican Republic ranks 27th of 201 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0873 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.2019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.2287 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Costa Rica, at 0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Dominican Republic ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 10,114 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Imports by region of origin divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.