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
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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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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.