Costa Rica vs Egypt: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
24.7%
in 2024
Egypt
24.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Egypt rank
134th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.7% against 24.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 134th of 201 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.6% | 14.5% | 8.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 30.7% | 19.8% | 10.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 21.4% | 8.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 17.7% | 12.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 17.0% | 22.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 23.9% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 18.4% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
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 Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 24.7% against 24.2% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Egypt ranks 134th 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).