Share of imports that come from China in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of imports that come from China was 16.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Costa Rica, 1969–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Costa Rica is 16.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Costa Rica peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +293.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -41.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +291.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -43.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -48.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +163.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +243.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -38.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +297.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -90.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -45.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +266.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +1850.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +243.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +53.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +38.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +58.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +10.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 2.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 16.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1850.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1989 | +297.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1970 | +293.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +291.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1992 | +266.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1982 | +243.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Costa Rica?
- Share of imports that come from china in Costa Rica was 16.7% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.