Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Costa Rica
8,559 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
8,813 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Malaysia rank
74th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8,813 BoP, current US$ per person against 8,559 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 254 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 200 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 630.73 BoP, current US$ per person 702.2 BoP, current US$ per person 71.47 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
1980s 663.06 BoP, current US$ per person 1,284 BoP, current US$ per person 621.37 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 1,223 BoP, current US$ per person 3,471 BoP, current US$ per person 2,248 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 2,414 BoP, current US$ per person 5,334 BoP, current US$ per person 2,921 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 4,176 BoP, current US$ per person 7,360 BoP, current US$ per person 3,184 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 6,213 BoP, current US$ per person 8,012 BoP, current US$ per person 1,798 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia

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$), per, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8,813 BoP, current US$ per person against 8,559 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
254 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.