Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 153 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 5.8% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 5.7% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 3.6% | 5.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.8% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for chemicals?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. 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 is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).