Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Costa Rica

Merchandise imports in Costa Rica in 2025 — 27,482,000,000 US$. Ranked 77 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24,883.6%.

2025 27.48B US$ +3.77% vs 2024
World rank 77of 205
Period maximum 27.48B US$2025
Period minimum 107M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Costa Rica, 1960–2025010B20B30B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 110,000,000 US$1962: 113,000,000 US$1964: 139,000,000 US$1966: 179,000,000 US$1968: 214,000,000 US$1970: 317,000,000 US$1972: 373,000,000 US$1974: 720,000,000 US$1976: 770,000,000 US$1978: 1,166,000,000 US$1980: 1,540,000,000 US$1982: 889,000,000 US$1984: 1,094,000,000 US$1986: 1,148,000,000 US$1988: 1,410,000,000 US$1990: 1,990,000,000 US$1992: 2,441,000,000 US$1994: 3,789,000,000 US$1996: 4,327,000,000 US$1998: 6,239,000,000 US$2000: 6,389,000,000 US$2002: 7,188,000,000 US$2004: 8,268,000,000 US$2006: 11,548,000,000 US$2008: 15,372,000,000 US$2010: 13,570,000,000 US$2012: 17,591,000,000 US$2014: 17,509,000,000 US$2016: 15,456,000,000 US$2018: 18,289,000,000 US$2020: 14,942,000,000 US$2022: 22,685,000,000 US$2024: 26,484,000,000 US$2025: 27,482,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +27.37B (+24,883.64%) Average annual rate: 8.86 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Costa Rica 27.48B US$
World 26.69T US$
Central America computed 821B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 27.48B +998M +3.77%
2024 26.48B +2.45B +10.17%
2023 24.04B +1.35B +5.97%
2022 22.69B +1.96B +9.44%
2021 20.73B +5.79B +38.72%
2020 14.94B −2.63B −14.97%
2019 17.57B −716M −3.91%
2018 18.29B +1.49B +8.89%
2017 16.8B +1.34B +8.67%
2016 15.46B −817M −5.02%
2015 16.27B −1.24B −7.06%
2014 17.51B −618M −3.41%
2013 18.13B +536M +3.05%
2012 17.59B +1.37B +8.45%
2011 16.22B +2.65B +19.53%
2010 13.57B +2.18B +19.09%
2009 11.4B −3.98B −25.87%
2008 15.37B +2.42B +18.68%
2007 12.95B +1.4B +12.16%
2006 11.55B +1.72B +17.55%
2005 9.82B +1.56B +18.82%
2004 8.27B +605M +7.9%
2003 7.66B +475M +6.61%
2002 7.19B +619M +9.42%
2001 6.57B +180M +2.82%
2000 6.39B +34M +0.54%
1999 6.36B +116M +1.86%
1998 6.24B +1.27B +25.53%
1997 4.97B +643M +14.86%
1996 4.33B +237M +5.79%
1995 4.09B +301M +7.94%
1994 3.79B +274M +7.8%
1993 3.52B +1.07B +44%
1992 2.44B +564M +30.05%
1991 1.88B −113M −5.68%
1990 1.99B +273M +15.9%
1989 1.72B +307M +21.77%
1988 1.41B +27M +1.95%
1987 1.38B +235M +20.47%
1986 1.15B +50M +4.55%
1985 1.1B +4M +0.37%
1984 1.09B +106M +10.73%
1983 988M +99M +11.14%
1982 889M −320M −26.47%
1981 1.21B −331M −21.49%
1980 1.54B +143M +10.24%
1979 1.4B +231M +19.81%
1978 1.17B +145M +14.2%
1977 1.02B +251M +32.6%
1976 770M +76M +10.95%
1975 694M −26M −3.61%
1974 720M +265M +58.24%
1973 455M +82M +21.98%
1972 373M +23M +6.57%
1971 350M +33M +10.41%
1970 317M +72M +29.39%
1969 245M +31M +14.49%
1968 214M +23M +12.04%
1967 191M +12M +6.7%
1966 179M +1M +0.56%
1965 178M +39M +28.06%
1964 139M +15M +12.1%
1963 124M +11M +9.73%
1962 113M +6M +5.61%
1961 107M −3M −2.73%
1960 110M

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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