Industry (including construction), value added in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Industry (including construction), value added was 19.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Costa Rica stood at 19.9%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Costa Rica peaked at 29.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2019.
That places Costa Rica 132nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.1% | — |
| 1961 | 20.4% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 21.4% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 23.0% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 22.9% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 25.3% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 26.1% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 27.6% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 26.2% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 26.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 26.6% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 25.7% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 29.5% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 27.6% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1% | 20.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.3% | 24.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 25.5% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.3% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 6 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1578 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,152 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.59 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Costa Rica?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Costa Rica was 19.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.