Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth was 4.37 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Costa Rica, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica stood at 4.37 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica peaked at 70.75 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, -3.53 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 164th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 15.12 % change on previous year | +61.2% |
| 1973 | 23.69 % change on previous year | +56.7% |
| 1974 | 30.05 % change on previous year | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 27.16 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 23.03 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 27.35 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 1979 | 14.54 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 19.73 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 1981 | 37.91 % change on previous year | +92.2% |
| 1982 | 70.75 % change on previous year | +86.6% |
| 1983 | 32.62 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 1984 | 26.06 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1985 | 21.42 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 24.59 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 15.39 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 1988 | 22.92 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 1989 | 21.78 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 22.76 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 32 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1992 | 30.75 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 18.27 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1994 | 20.9 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 26.27 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 16.63 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1997 | 20.96 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 19.95 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 15.71 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 13.62 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 13.55 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.54 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.43 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 18.37 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 17.51 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 21.26 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 19.6 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 16.7 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 8.74 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 12.34 % change on previous year | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 9.85 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 9.97 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2020 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -397.1% |
| 2022 | 11.12 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 2024 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +397.1% | -3.53 % change on previous year | 10.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.55 % change on previous year | 9.38 % change on previous year | 30.05 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.32 % change on previous year | 15.39 % change on previous year | 70.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.42 % change on previous year | 15.71 % change on previous year | 32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.83 % change on previous year | 8.74 % change on previous year | 21.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 12.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year | 11.12 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 161 El Salvador 4.46 % change on previous year compare
- 162 South Africa 4.45 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Jordan 4.43 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Djibouti 4.32 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Cook Islands 4.27 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Tuvalu 4.26 % 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica was 4.37 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.75 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.53 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.