Australia vs Costa Rica: Export quality index
Export quality index over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.921 against 0.9114 in Australia, a difference of 0.0096.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9965 | 0.836 | 0.1605 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9379 | 0.9083 | 0.0296 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.915 | 0.8845 | 0.0305 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9373 | 0.8821 | 0.0552 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9397 | 0.9074 | 0.0323 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9053 | 0.9197 | 0.0144 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher export quality index, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.921 against 0.9114 in Australia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in export quality index between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0096, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for export quality index?
- Australia ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.