Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) was -1.53 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-1.53 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 198.8%
World rank
162nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
10.39 % change on previous year
in 1969
All-time low
-6.38 % change on previous year
in 2022
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded -1.53 % change on previous year for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 198.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu) in Costa Rica peaked at 10.39 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -6.38 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (constant LCU) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 6.13 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 1963 | -0.2911 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 1964 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -1600.4% |
| 1965 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1966 | 8.99 % change on previous year | +339.1% |
| 1967 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 9.03 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 10.39 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1971 | 4.61 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 5.42 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1974 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 1975 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -279.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4981 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1977 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +342.2% |
| 1978 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +199.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4952 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1980 | -0.4986 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 1981 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -1122.3% |
| 1982 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -192.2% |
| 1983 | 4 % change on previous year | -185.0% |
| 1984 | 10.06 % change on previous year | +151.8% |
| 1985 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -154.9% |
| 1986 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 1987 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 7.44 % change on previous year | +62.7% |
| 1990 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1991 | 6.25 % change on previous year | +150.5% |
| 1992 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 5.37 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 9.53 % change on previous year | +77.4% |
| 1996 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1997 | 5.37 % change on previous year | +144.7% |
| 1998 | 8.06 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 2000 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5881 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2002 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -524.8% |
| 2003 | 7.67 % change on previous year | -407.0% |
| 2004 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -70.1% |
| 2005 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 9.12 % change on previous year | +330.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 2008 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 2009 | -3.36 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -288.8% |
| 2011 | -0.161 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2012 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -3169.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2014 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +19457.7% |
| 2015 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -211.2% |
| 2016 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -312.7% |
| 2017 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2019 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 2020 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -289.9% |
| 2022 | -6.38 % change on previous year | -345.0% |
| 2023 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -149.3% |
| 2024 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 2025 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -198.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -1.53 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4 % change on previous year. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -1.53 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.01 % change on previous year. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 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 | +19457.7% | 0.0114 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +3169.3% | -0.161 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +1600.4% | -0.2911 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1122.3% | -0.4986 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8 % change on previous year | -0.2911 % change on previous year | 10.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.09 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year | 6.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.95 % change on previous year | -5.52 % change on previous year | 10.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 9.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -3.36 % change on previous year | 9.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 % change on previous year | -2.48 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3309 % change on previous year | -6.38 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 159 Myanmar -1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Kiribati -1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Iceland -1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Panama -1.69 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Tajikistan -1.8 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Denmark -1.92 % change on previous year compare
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 (constant lcu) in Costa Rica?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu) in Costa Rica was -1.53 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.38 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu)?
- Costa Rica ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant lcu) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.