Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Total reserves in months of imports
Costa Rica
4.26
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.39
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
93rd
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.39 against 4.26 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 185 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 | 3.35 | 0.5086 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.17 | 4.28 | 0.1136 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 4.75 | 1.09 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.39 against 4.26 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.13, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.