Manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manufacturing, value added was 10.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 121.3% on the previous year and up 371.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica peaked at 20.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 1982.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -5.2% | — |
| 1962 | 7.7% | -247.6% |
| 1963 | 13.4% | +74.1% |
| 1964 | 11.4% | -15.0% |
| 1965 | 20.3% | +78.1% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -50.3% |
| 1967 | 6.6% | -34.8% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +106.2% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | -47.7% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | +33.2% |
| 1971 | 8.1% | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -75.1% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +83.3% |
| 1977 | 12.7% | +119.4% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -35.6% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -67.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -70.0% |
| 1981 | -0.5% | -162.6% |
| 1982 | -11.4% | +2179.3% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -115.8% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +478.3% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -80.7% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +263.3% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -60.0% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +54.5% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +375.5% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -49.9% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -60.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +96.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4% | -109.7% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -2129.1% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -63.4% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +45.4% |
| 2001 | -0.6% | -118.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -709.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -62.6% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +196.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -32.2% |
| 2008 | -2.3% | -184.2% |
| 2009 | -8.1% | +251.3% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -184.3% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -44.9% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -105.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -237.4% |
| 2015 | -4.0% | -1523.1% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -204.9% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +712.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -78.3% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +136.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -47.9% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +121.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | -5.2% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 2.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -11.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | -0.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -8.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -4.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 2.3% | 18.4% | 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 13,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 348.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 6.96 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica?
- Manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica was 10.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 371.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.