Costa Rica vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2019
South Africa
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
87th
South Africa rank
84th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 173 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP. 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 - Wheat, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,978 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.