Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
24.7%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
24.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Dominican Republic rank
135th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.7% against 24.2% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Dominican Republic ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.3% | 12.5% | 9.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 30.9% | 19.5% | 11.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 22.6% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 24.7% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 34.1% | 5.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.8% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 26.3% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 24.7% against 24.2% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Dominican Republic ranks 135th 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).