Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports
Costa Rica
64.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
66.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
50th
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 66.0% against 64.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.3% | 0.9% | 16.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 5.5% | 16.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 30.5% | 5.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 73.5% | 26.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 71.6% | 9.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 68.8% | 11.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 68.0% | 6.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 66.0% against 64.9% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 1.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of manufacture exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.