Costa Rica vs South Korea: Industry (including construction) … current LCU rate annual growth
Costa Rica
5.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea
5.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
122nd
South Korea rank
119th
Industry (including construction) … current LCU rate annual growth over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5.48 % change on previous year against 5.13 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.35 % change on previous year.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and South Korea ranks 119th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.01 % change on previous year | 32.82 % change on previous year | 22.81 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1970s | 21.21 % change on previous year | 34.38 % change on previous year | 13.17 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1980s | 29.56 % change on previous year | 19.66 % change on previous year | 9.89 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 25.73 % change on previous year | 13.33 % change on previous year | 12.4 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 14.81 % change on previous year | 7.1 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.93 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | 0.6986 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.05 % change on previous year | 4.95 % change on previous year | 1.1 % 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 (current lcu), annual, Costa Rica or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 5.48 % change on previous year against 5.13 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), annual between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0.35 % change on previous year, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), annual?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and South Korea ranks 119th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), 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 (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.