Barbados vs Costa Rica: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per
Barbados
0.4342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Costa Rica
0.4286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Barbados rank
123rd
Costa Rica rank
126th
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.4342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 199 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2712 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.5336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.4663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0576 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.5689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.4953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
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$), per, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 0.4342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- Barbados ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.