Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
6.72 % change on previous year
in 2019
Switzerland
5.85 % change on previous year
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
91st
Switzerland rank
94th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
-1000100200300196219902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.72 % change on previous year against 5.85 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 0.87 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 91st and Switzerland ranks 94th of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 66.25 % change on previous year 16.7 % change on previous year 49.55 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s 3.75 % change on previous year 3.52 % change on previous year 0.234 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 16.05 % change on previous year -8.63 % change on previous year 24.69 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 12.5 % change on previous year -7.86 % change on previous year 20.36 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 6.24 % change on previous year 35.46 % change on previous year 29.22 % change on previous year Switzerland
2010s 4.62 % change on previous year 10.15 % change on previous year 5.53 % change on previous year Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Costa Rica, at 6.72 % change on previous year against 5.85 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
0.87 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Switzerland ranks 94th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-maize-annual-growth-rate/costa-rica/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-maize-annual-growth-rate/costa-rica/switzerland/">Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.