Chemicals in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chemicals was 4.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Chemicals in Costa Rica, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemicals in Costa Rica is 4.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Costa Rica peaked at 13.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 119th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Chemicals in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5.0% | — |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +29.7% |
| 1965 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 7.2% | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -31.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 7.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 7.4% | 4 |
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 chemicals in Costa Rica?
- Chemicals in Costa Rica was 4.5% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chemicals?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. 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 is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).