Costa Rica vs Least developed countries: Manufacturing, value added
Manufacturing, value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.9% against 4.9% in Least developed countries, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Least developed countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 5.0% | 3.8% | Least developed countries |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 7.3% | 4.5% | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 4.4% | 3.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added, Costa Rica or Least developed countries?
- Costa Rica, at 10.9% against 4.9% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
- 6.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Least developed countries rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Manufacturing, 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
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.