Which has higher import unit values, mean, us dollar, Costa Rica or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 0.9589 against 0.9555 in Costa Rica as of 2014.

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

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar

Costa Rica

0.9555

in 2014

Kuwait

0.9589

in 2014

Costa Rica rank

42nd

Kuwait rank

41st

Import unit values, Mean, US dollar over time

Costa Rica
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.9589 against 0.9555 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0034.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Kuwait ranks 41st of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8717	0.8734	0.0018	Kuwait
1980s	0.857	0.7985	0.0584	Costa Rica
1990s	0.7916	0.8667	0.0751	Kuwait
2000s	0.8872	0.9665	0.0794	Kuwait
2010s	0.9227	0.9609	0.0382	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import unit values, mean, us dollar, Costa Rica or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 0.9589 against 0.9555 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in import unit values, mean, us dollar between Costa Rica and Kuwait?: 0.0034, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for import unit values, mean, us dollar?: Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Kuwait ranks 41st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (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

Indicator: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 166 places, 7,433 data points, 1963–2014
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.