Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Share of imports that come from China
Costa Rica
16.7%
in 2024
El Salvador
17.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
89th
El Salvador rank
86th
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.1% against 16.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 4.7% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 12.4% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 16.2% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 17.1% against 16.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.