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

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

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.

Costa Rica vs Qatar: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Qatar

0.3162 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Costa Rica rank

131st

Qatar rank

134th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Qatar

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3162 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 134th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.3712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0.4301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3546 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0755 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0.4317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2925 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3307 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0.336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Qatar?: Costa Rica, at 0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3162 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Qatar?: 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 134th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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: 05 September 2026

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.