Costa Rica vs Spain: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.3214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.3281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
139th
Spain rank
137th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Spain ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Spain ranks 137th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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
Imports of goods and services (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.