Canada vs Costa Rica: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Canada
25.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica
24.7%
in 2024
Canada rank
130th
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 25.7% against 24.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 132nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 22.6% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 30.7% | 11.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 30.2% | 8.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 30.0% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 39.7% | 11.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 30.4% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.0% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 25.7% against 24.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 1.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 132nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).