Agriculture value added share of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.6% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 8.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 130th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.4% | — |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 127 Mexico 3.8% compare
- 128 Iceland 3.6% compare
- 129 Cuba 3.6% compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5% compare
- 132 Russian Federation 3.4% compare
- 132 Russian Federation 3.4% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,721 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7801 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Costa Rica was 3.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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