Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica stood at -1.5%.
The figure is down 198.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica peaked at 10.4% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 162nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.7% | — |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +66.7% |
| 1963 | -0.3% | -104.7% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | -1600.4% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -53.1% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | +339.1% |
| 1967 | 7.9% | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 4.1% | -60.5% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | -1.7% | -130.0% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | -279.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -83.6% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +342.1% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | +199.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -92.5% |
| 1980 | -0.5% | -200.7% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -1122.3% |
| 1982 | -4.7% | -192.2% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -185.0% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | +151.8% |
| 1985 | -5.5% | -154.9% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -186.9% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +62.7% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -66.5% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +150.5% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +77.4% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -76.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +144.6% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -53.7% |
| 2000 | -1.3% | -135.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -144.6% |
| 2002 | -2.5% | -524.8% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -407.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -70.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +330.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -49.5% |
| 2008 | -3.2% | -170.3% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -288.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -102.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -3177.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +20093.8% |
| 2015 | -2.5% | -211.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -312.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | -1.5% | -136.6% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -289.9% |
| 2022 | -6.4% | -345.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -149.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -50.8% |
| 2025 | -1.5% | -198.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -1.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +20093.8% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 2012 | +3177.4% | -0.2% | 4.9% |
| 1964 | +1600.4% | -0.3% | 4.4% |
| 1981 | +1122.3% | -0.5% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | -0.3% | 10.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | -1.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | -5.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 2.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -3.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -2.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -6.4% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Costa Rica was -1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1969.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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.