Costa Rica vs Panama: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
6,519 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
7,533 current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
75th
Panama rank
73rd
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 7,533 current US$ per person against 6,519 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,014 current US$ per person.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Panama ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.27 current US$ per person | 371.71 current US$ per person | 257.44 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 377.27 current US$ per person | 942.94 current US$ per person | 565.67 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 533.41 current US$ per person | 1,501 current US$ per person | 967.32 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 1,294 current US$ per person | 2,589 current US$ per person | 1,295 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 2,175 current US$ per person | 3,752 current US$ per person | 1,578 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 3,667 current US$ per person | 7,274 current US$ per person | 3,608 current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 5,025 current US$ per person | 6,750 current US$ per person | 1,724 current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 7,533 current US$ per person against 6,519 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1,014 current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Panama ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.