Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.0%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
75th
of 229 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2000
All-time low
11.6%
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica stood at 13.0%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica peaked at 18.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 75th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -4.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 13.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 13.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.8% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 (current united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica?
- Manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Costa Rica was 13.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 (current United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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