Costa Rica vs Syria: 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
Syria
0.3162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
139th
Syria rank
142nd

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Syria
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Syria ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 139th and Syria ranks 142nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.3707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.3601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3701 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Syria
2000s 0.4295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0968 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.3433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Syria?
Costa Rica, at 0.3214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Syria?
0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Syria ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.