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
-1000100200300196219902019

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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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,622 data points, 1962–2019
Last refreshed

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.