Costa Rica vs Kenya: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
7.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
6.86 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
97th
Kenya rank
100th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.22 % change on previous year against 6.86 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.36 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.47 % change on previous year | 19.68 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.1 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | 0.2606 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 10.05 % change on previous year | 17.09 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.54 % change on previous year | 6.88 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.84 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | 0.1816 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.72 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 7.22 % change on previous year against 6.86 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.36 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.