Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Share of imports that come from China
Costa Rica
18.4%
in 2025
Nigeria
17.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
90th
Nigeria rank
92nd
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.4% against 17.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 19.2% | 15.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 24.6% | 13.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 22.7% | 6.6% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 18.4% against 17.9% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β 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.