Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1978 | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0242 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0249 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0274 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0285 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.029 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0347 million USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.037 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0438 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0481 million USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0508 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0521 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0539 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0545 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0565 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0579 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0616 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0662 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0733 million USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0849 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0913 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0852 million USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1075 million USD per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1197 million USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1284 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1281 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1252 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1283 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1338 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1391 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1458 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.152 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1563 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1747 million USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1909 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre | +20.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -44.7% | 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0213 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0274 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0406 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0285 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0521 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0685 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0539 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0913 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1308 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1075 million USD per square kilometre | 0.152 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1882 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1563 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 50 Sri Lanka 0.2444 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Philippines 0.2378 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Lebanon 0.2355 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 El Salvador 0.2299 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Cuba 0.2124 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 56 Sweden 0.2038 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 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 US$ 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 US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ 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 US$ 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.