Costa Rica vs Philippines: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
571,459 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
597,797 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
Philippines rank
63rd

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Philippines
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 597,797 current US$ per square kilometre against 571,459 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 26,338 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Philippines ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 63rd of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 27,619 current US$ per square kilometre 24,664 current US$ per square kilometre 2,955 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 89,921 current US$ per square kilometre 80,771 current US$ per square kilometre 9,149 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 181,600 current US$ per square kilometre 153,309 current US$ per square kilometre 28,291 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 344,657 current US$ per square kilometre 345,872 current US$ per square kilometre 1,215 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 472,897 current US$ per square kilometre 523,432 current US$ per square kilometre 50,535 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Philippines?
Philippines, at 597,797 current US$ per square kilometre against 571,459 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Philippines?
26,338 current US$ per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 63rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. 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 (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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