Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$)
Costa Rica
8.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador
8.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
34th
El Salvador rank
32nd
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.35 % change on previous year against 8.07 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.28 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.55 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8.78 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 4.95 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.87 % change on previous year | -2.87 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.62 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 0.7693 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 8.35 % change on previous year against 8.07 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.28 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.