Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions was 25,098 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Costa Rica is 25,098, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Costa Rica peaked at 25,098 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,349, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 75th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,349 | — |
| 1992 | 3,063 | +30.4% |
| 1993 | 3,622 | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 3,788 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4,090 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 4,327 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 4,970 | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 6,239 | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 6,355 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5,545 | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 5,493 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,958 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 6,363 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 6,904 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 7,990 | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 9,168 | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 10,707 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 13,027 | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 9,580 | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 11,545 | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 13,828 | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 14,917 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 15,088 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 15,562 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 14,746 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 15,231 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 15,917 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 16,569 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 15,936 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 13,957 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 18,377 | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 21,360 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 22,438 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 23,649 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 25,098 | +6.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 25,098 is below the median for high income countries, which is 136,256, 18% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 25,098 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,829, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,311 | 2,349 | 6,355 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,073 | 5,493 | 13,027 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,934 | 11,545 | 16,569 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,813 | 13,957 | 25,098 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Costa Rica?
- Imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Costa Rica was 25,098 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 25,098 in 2025.
- What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,349 in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 118 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.