Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Costa Rica
24.4%
in 2025
Madagascar
24.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
131st
Madagascar rank
130th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 24.9% against 24.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 130th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.6% | 14.5% | 8.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 30.7% | 11.6% | 19.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 7.9% | 22.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 11.4% | 18.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 23.3% | 16.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 24.2% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 28.3% | 2.6% | Madagascar |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 24.9% against 24.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 0.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 130th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); 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).