Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) was 14.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica is 14.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica peaked at 18.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 62nd out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | -0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 14.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 14.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.7%, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.4% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 14.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica was 14.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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