Costa Rica vs Panama: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.5% against -1.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 162nd and Panama ranks 163rd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -0.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at -1.5% against -1.7% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 162nd and Panama ranks 163rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.