Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Total reserves in months of imports
Costa Rica
4.26 ratio
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.39 ratio
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.39 ratio against 4.26 ratio in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.13 ratio.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 172 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 ratio | 3.35 ratio | 0.508 ratio | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.17 ratio | 4.28 ratio | 0.112 ratio | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.67 ratio | 4.75 ratio | 1.08 ratio | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.39 ratio against 4.26 ratio in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.13 ratio, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio).