Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
134,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
158,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
Malaysia rank
63rd
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 158,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 134,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 24,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 48.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 17,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 36,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,420 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 29,188 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 66,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 37,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 59,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 126,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 67,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 100,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 127,760 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 158,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 134,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 24,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.