Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Costa Rica

Imports of goods and services in Costa Rica in 2025 — 33,590,223,066 US$. Ranked 68 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 25,282%.

2025 33.59B US$ +7.45% vs 2024
World rank 68of 138
Period maximum 33.59B US$2025
Period minimum 123M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Costa Rica, 1960–2025010B20B30B40B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 132,338,591 US$1962: 124,825,191 US$1964: 155,005,188 US$1966: 199,200,000 US$1968: 251,154,717 US$1970: 340,543,396 US$1972: 453,262,999 US$1974: 801,954,603 US$1976: 842,240,373 US$1978: 1,269,463,244 US$1980: 1,778,891,482 US$1982: 1,099,079,477 US$1984: 1,243,520,405 US$1986: 1,347,578,853 US$1988: 1,652,553,107 US$1990: 2,347,212,148 US$1992: 3,501,782,363 US$1994: 4,417,576,105 US$1996: 5,143,781,715 US$1998: 6,578,730,511 US$2000: 6,545,131,899 US$2002: 6,828,718,248 US$2004: 8,011,642,043 US$2006: 10,562,844,205 US$2008: 14,660,107,004 US$2010: 13,061,016,911 US$2012: 16,718,693,890 US$2014: 17,596,280,747 US$2016: 18,194,546,421 US$2018: 20,727,758,739 US$2020: 17,616,395,175 US$2022: 27,309,613,389 US$2024: 31,261,918,867 US$2025: 33,590,223,066 US$
Change over the period: +33.46B (+25,282.03%) Average annual rate: 8.89 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 33.59B US$
World 33.73T US$
Central America computed 865B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.84T US$
Imports of goods and services — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 33.59B +2.33B +7.45%
2024 31.26B +2.08B +7.14%
2023 29.18B +1.87B +6.84%
2022 27.31B +4.83B +21.48%
2021 22.48B +4.86B +27.61%
2020 17.62B −2.63B −13%
2019 20.25B −478M −2.31%
2018 20.73B +1.18B +6.01%
2017 19.55B +1.36B +7.46%
2016 18.19B +834M +4.81%
2015 17.36B −236M −1.34%
2014 17.6B +541M +3.17%
2013 17.06B +337M +2.01%
2012 16.72B +1.25B +8.1%
2011 15.47B +2.4B +18.41%
2010 13.06B +2.26B +20.93%
2009 10.8B −3.86B −26.33%
2008 14.66B +2.33B +18.87%
2007 12.33B +1.77B +16.76%
2006 10.56B +1.39B +15.19%
2005 9.17B +1.16B +14.46%
2004 8.01B +644M +8.74%
2003 7.37B +539M +7.89%
2002 6.83B +383M +5.95%
2001 6.45B −99.67M −1.52%
2000 6.55B +133M +2.08%
1999 6.41B −167M −2.54%
1998 6.58B +775M +13.36%
1997 5.8B +659M +12.82%
1996 5.14B +322M +6.67%
1995 4.82B +404M +9.15%
1994 4.42B +275M +6.63%
1993 4.14B +641M +18.31%
1992 3.5B +757M +27.6%
1991 2.74B +397M +16.92%
1990 2.35B +313M +15.41%
1989 2.03B +381M +23.07%
1988 1.65B +31.28M +1.93%
1987 1.62B +274M +20.31%
1986 1.35B +74.77M +5.87%
1985 1.27B +29.29M +2.36%
1984 1.24B +86.05M +7.43%
1983 1.16B +58.39M +5.31%
1982 1.1B −165M −13.05%
1981 1.26B −515M −28.94%
1980 1.78B +278M +18.52%
1979 1.5B +231M +18.23%
1978 1.27B +153M +13.71%
1977 1.12B +274M +32.55%
1976 842M +86.37M +11.43%
1975 756M −46.09M −5.75%
1974 802M +238M +42.25%
1973 564M +111M +24.38%
1972 453M +53.58M +13.41%
1971 400M +59.13M +17.36%
1970 341M +67.79M +24.85%
1969 273M +21.6M +8.6%
1968 251M +32.78M +15.01%
1967 218M +19.17M +9.62%
1966 199M +2.4M +1.22%
1965 197M +41.79M +26.96%
1964 155M +16.14M +11.62%
1963 139M +14.04M +11.25%
1962 125M +1.96M +1.6%
1961 123M −9.48M −7.16%
1960 132M

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.