Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.1% against 2.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | -6.0% | 10.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 3.8% | 2.0% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 2.5% | 3.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Costa Rica, at 8.1% against 2.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 5.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), 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
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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.