Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per
Costa Rica
8,559 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
7,768 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
76th
Uruguay rank
79th
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8,559 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,768 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay, a difference of 791 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 671.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 456.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 215.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 663.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 614.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.95 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,223 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,221 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,414 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,928 BoP, current US$ per person | 486.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4,176 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,428 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,252 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6,604 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,176 BoP, current US$ per person | 571.62 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
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$), per, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 8,559 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,768 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 791 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.