Costa Rica vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
20.83 % change on previous year
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2.1 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
19th

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
-40-20020197119972023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 20.83 % change on previous year against 2.1 % change on previous year in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 18.73 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 9.9 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1970s 17.06 % change on previous year 12.55 % change on previous year 4.52 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 5.95 % change on previous year 2.23 % change on previous year 3.72 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 6.75 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year 4.94 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 5.19 % change on previous year 13.22 % change on previous year 8.03 % change on previous year Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 6.2 % change on previous year 9.19 % change on previous year 2.98 % change on previous year Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 11.18 % change on previous year 5.58 % change on previous year 5.6 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Costa Rica, at 20.83 % change on previous year against 2.1 % change on previous year in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
18.73 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 12,901 data points, 1971–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.