Costa Rica vs Other small states: Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Other small states
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.1% against 2.2% in Other small states, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.6 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Other small states ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Other small states ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Other small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Other small states |
| 2020s | 6.3% | -0.0% | 6.3% | 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 Other small states?
- Costa Rica, at 8.1% against 2.2% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 5.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Other small states rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Other small states ranks 33rd 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.