Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Costa Rica
9.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador
9.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Ecuador rank
73rd
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.44 % change on previous year against 9.02 % change on previous year in Ecuador, a difference of 0.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.88 % change on previous year | 24.98 % change on previous year | 7.1 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.3 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | 5.81 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.9 % change on previous year | 13.41 % change on previous year | 7.51 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.67 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.89 % change on previous year | 7.1 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 9.44 % change on previous year against 9.02 % change on previous year in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.42 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.