How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Name: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
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Costa Rica: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 3.7%

World rank

57th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1984

All-time low

0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Years of data

1970–2025

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

Costa Rica ranks 57th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1972	0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1973	0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1974	0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1975	0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1976	0.197 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1977	0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1978	0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1979	0.1831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1980	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1981	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1982	0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1983	0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1984	0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1985	0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1986	0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1987	0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1988	0.2127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1989	0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1990	0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1991	0.2019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1992	0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1993	0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1994	0.1867 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1995	0.1866 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1996	0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1997	0.1917 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1998	0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1999	0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2000	0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2001	0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2002	0.1714 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2003	0.1686 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2004	0.1666 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2005	0.1664 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2006	0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2007	0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2008	0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2009	0.1393 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2010	0.1434 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2011	0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2012	0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2013	0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2014	0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2015	0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2016	0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2017	0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2018	0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2019	0.1199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2020	0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2021	0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2022	0.1413 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2023	0.1378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2024	0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2025	0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1393 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1434 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1413 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

54 Kyrgyzstan 0.137 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
55 Russian Federation 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
56 Argentina 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
58 India 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
59 Tajikistan 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
60 Ecuador 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 2,711 current US$ per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 68.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1.37 million current LCU per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,371 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1.60 million constant LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.