Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica peaked at 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0309 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0309 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0348 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0406 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0528 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0709 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0883 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1051 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.129 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1459 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1633 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1986 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.279 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5115 million SLC per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1983 | 0.729 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9458 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1985 | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 1.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 1.92 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 2.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 2.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 3.55 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1992 | 4.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 5.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 6.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 7.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 9.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 11.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 13.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 14.9 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 16.6 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 17.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 20.32 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 23.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 26.96 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 31.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 37.5 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 43.88 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 48.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 48.86 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 56.53 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 60.54 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 64.56 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 64.04 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.39 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 68.59 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 72.86 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 78.92 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 84.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 89.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 91.42 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 108.47 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 123.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9102 million SLC per square kilometre, 137.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3946 million SLC per square kilometre, 318.1× 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 | +83.3% | 0.279 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5115 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0862 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0309 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1633 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1986 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.24 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.82 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.61 million SLC per square kilometre | 14.9 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.48 million SLC per square kilometre | 16.6 million SLC per square kilometre | 48.86 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.68 million SLC per square kilometre | 56.53 million SLC per square kilometre | 89.26 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.24 million SLC per square kilometre | 91.42 million SLC per square kilometre | 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 10 Uganda 142.95 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 11 Hungary 141.72 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 12 Monaco 129.27 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 14 Laos 115.13 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 15 Guinea 92.79 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 80.04 million SLC per square kilometre 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)
- 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 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre 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 125.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0309 million SLC per square kilometre 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 96.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.