How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Germany: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15)

Costa Rica

87.54

in 2014

Germany

87.9

in 2014

Costa Rica rank

61st

Germany rank

58th

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) over time

Costa Rica
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 87.9 against 87.54 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.36.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 61st and Germany ranks 58th of 183 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Germany	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.11	90.56	17.46	Germany
2010s	84.71	88.92	4.21	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15), Costa Rica or Germany?: Germany, at 87.9 against 87.54 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) between Costa Rica and Germany?: 0.36, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15)?: Costa Rica ranks 61st and Germany ranks 58th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 1,813 data points, 2005–2014
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for the cost to import benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.