Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador
0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
57th
Ecuador rank
60th
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 60th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 60th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.