How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita

Costa Rica

0.0023 million USD per person

in 2023

Uruguay

0.0022 million USD per person

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

53rd

Uruguay rank

54th

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita over time

Costa Rica
Uruguay

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0023 million USD per person against 0.0022 million USD per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0001 million USD per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0003 million USD per person	0.0003 million USD per person	0 million USD per person	Uruguay
1980s	0.0004 million USD per person	0.0006 million USD per person	0.0002 million USD per person	Uruguay
1990s	0.0006 million USD per person	0.0009 million USD per person	0.0003 million USD per person	Uruguay
2000s	0.0008 million USD per person	0.0009 million USD per person	0.0001 million USD per person	Uruguay
2010s	0.0014 million USD per person	0.0019 million USD per person	0.0005 million USD per person	Uruguay
2020s	0.0019 million USD per person	0.0019 million USD per person	0 million USD per person	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?: Costa Rica, at 0.0023 million USD per person against 0.0022 million USD per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 0.0001 million USD per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita. 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$, per capita
Unit: million USD per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,767 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 23 September 2026

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.