Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 14.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 14.2% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica peaked at 24.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.2% | — |
| 1991 | 17.5% | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 14.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 3 |
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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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 19,970 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 503.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 10.05 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7846 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,669 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica was 14.2% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing