Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.26 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica stood at 1.26 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica peaked at 1.26 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +30.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +78.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | +38.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0181 million SLC per person | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 0.021 million SLC per person | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0246 million SLC per person | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0276 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.033 million SLC per person | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0375 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0427 million SLC per person | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0566 million SLC per person | +32.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0726 million SLC per person | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0798 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.091 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1118 million SLC per person | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1283 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1542 million SLC per person | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1763 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1969 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2152 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2284 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2546 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2845 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3277 million SLC per person | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3791 million SLC per person | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.443 million SLC per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5115 million SLC per person | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5525 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5544 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6335 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6706 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7068 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6934 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7218 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7269 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7644 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8202 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8662 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9116 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9272 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.26 million SLC per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0067 million SLC per person, 188.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.26 million SLC per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0032 million SLC per person, 391.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +78.3% | 0.0058 million SLC per person | 0.0103 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0021 million SLC per person | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 0.0036 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0197 million SLC per person | 0.0042 million SLC per person | 0.0375 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.111 million SLC per person | 0.0427 million SLC per person | 0.1969 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3751 million SLC per person | 0.2152 million SLC per person | 0.5544 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7515 million SLC per person | 0.6335 million SLC per person | 0.9116 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million SLC per person | 0.9272 million SLC per person | 1.26 million SLC per person | 4 |
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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica was 1.26 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.