Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth was 5.28 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Costa Rica, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica is 5.28 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 48.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica peaked at 60.69 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, -3.36 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 169th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 13.15 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 1973 | 24.09 % change on previous year | +83.2% |
| 1974 | 30.73 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 1975 | 26.13 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 23.3 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 28.03 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 14.05 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1979 | 13.62 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 18.35 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 28.54 % change on previous year | +55.6% |
| 1982 | 60.69 % change on previous year | +112.6% |
| 1983 | 42.03 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 29.03 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1985 | 23.19 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 25.94 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 14.88 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1988 | 21.87 % change on previous year | +47.0% |
| 1989 | 21.94 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 26.87 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 1991 | 33.3 % change on previous year | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 31.08 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 18.47 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1994 | 22.47 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 25.75 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 17.14 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1997 | 20.88 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 18.72 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 13.7 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 12.51 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 13.55 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 13.54 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.4 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 18.84 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 18.08 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 22.32 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 20 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 17.49 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 2010 | 12.45 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 2011 | 9.02 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 10.11 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 9.42 % change on previous year | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 7.58 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 6 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2020 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -175.8% |
| 2021 | 9.76 % change on previous year | -390.5% |
| 2022 | 10.26 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — 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 | +390.5% | -3.36 % change on previous year | 9.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.27 % change on previous year | 9.29 % change on previous year | 30.73 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 28.64 % change on previous year | 14.88 % change on previous year | 60.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.84 % change on previous year | 13.7 % change on previous year | 33.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year | 22.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.66 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | 12.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 % change on previous year | -3.36 % change on previous year | 10.26 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 166 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.49 % change on previous year compare
- 167 France 5.34 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Ethiopia PDR 5.28 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Sweden 5.21 % change on previous year compare
- 171 United States 5.12 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 5.09 % 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 national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Costa Rica was 5.28 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 60.69 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.36 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th out of 231 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.