Manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manufacturing, value added was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13.6% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica peaked at 22.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 57th of 205 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 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.2% | — |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 20.4% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 18.7% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 18.3% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 18.9% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 21.3% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 20.2% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 18.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 13.7% compare
- 55 Russian Federation 13.7% compare
- 56 Argentina 13.6% compare
- 58 India 13.5% compare
- 59 Tajikistan 13.2% compare
- 60 Ecuador 13.2% compare
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,944 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 18,730 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 472.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 9.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica?
- Manufacturing, value added in Costa Rica was 13.6% 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 22.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). 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 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.