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

Costa Rica
0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
25th
Singapore rank
28th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Singapore
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196019922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and Singapore ranks 28th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2127 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0532 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.2287 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1333 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.105 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0341 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 Singapore?
Costa Rica, at 0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Singapore?
0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Singapore ranks 28th 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.