Costa Rica vs Thailand: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
134,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
128,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
Thailand rank
68th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k197519992023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 134,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 128,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 6,261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 68th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 4,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,089 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 6,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 17,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,214 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 29,188 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,872 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 59,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 92,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33,018 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 100,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 113,465 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,274 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 134,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 128,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Thailand?
6,261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.