Costa Rica vs Panama: Imports of goods, services and primary income
Imports of goods, services and primary income over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 44.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.96 billion BoP, current US$ in Panama, a difference of 1.15 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Panama ranks 72nd of 200 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 700.00 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 1990s | 4.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.45 billion BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 2000s | 10.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.75 billion BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 2010s | 20.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 33.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.55 billion BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 2020s | 33.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 36.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 44.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.96 billion BoP, current US$ in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1.15 billion BoP, current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Panama ranks 72nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). 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 includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.