Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
6.72 % change on previous year
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
8.34 % change on previous year
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
91st
Saudi Arabia rank
88th
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.34 % change on previous year against 6.72 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.62 % change on previous year.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 173 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.25 % change on previous year | -4.31 % change on previous year | 70.56 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.75 % change on previous year | 51.8 % change on previous year | 48.05 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 16.05 % change on previous year | -6.28 % change on previous year | 22.33 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12.5 % change on previous year | 44.51 % change on previous year | 32.02 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 6.24 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.62 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.34 % change on previous year against 6.72 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.62 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st and Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Maize. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.