Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia: Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.1% against 1.9% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Europe & Central Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | -0.0% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 1.0% | 5.3% | 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?
- Costa Rica, at 8.1% against 1.9% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
- 6.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th 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.