Canada vs Costa Rica: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Canada
0.3218 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
132nd
Costa Rica rank
131st
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3218 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3218 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (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.