How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?

18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Iraq: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

204.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iraq

317.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

20th

Iraq rank

18th

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 317.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 204.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 112.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2000s	323.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	369.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	45.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2010s	247.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	272.45 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	24.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2020s	224.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	274.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	50.43 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Iraq?: Iraq, at 317.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 204.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Iraq?: 112.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), 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 (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 179 places, 7,734 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

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