01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$95.35B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 74 of 210

Real GDP growth4.3%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$18,5872024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity50.7%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing14.1%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −1.6 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Costa Rica	1970	$1.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$684	Not published	Not published	73.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1971	$1.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$728	Not published	Not published	72.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1972	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	$816	Not published	Not published	72.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1973	$1.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$982	Not published	Not published	72.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1974	$2.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	$1,043	Not published	Not published	69.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1975	$2.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$1,196	Not published	Not published	72.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1976	$3.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$1,434	Not published	Not published	82.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1977	$3.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	$1,779	Not published	Not published	92.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1978	$4.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$1,986	Not published	Not published	88.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1979	$5.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$2,214	Not published	Not published	87.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1980	$6.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$2,580	Not published	Not published	92.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1981	$3.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	$1,363	Not published	Not published	48.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1982	$3.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-7.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	$1,318	Not published	Not published	48.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1983	$4.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	$1,548	Not published	Not published	56.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1984	$4.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	$1,752	Not published	Not published	63.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1985	$5.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	$1,826	Not published	Not published	65.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1986	$5.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$1,996	Not published	Not published	62.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1987	$5.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$2,000	Not published	Not published	56.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1988	$5.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$1,984	Not published	Not published	51.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1989	$6.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$2,192	Not published	Not published	55.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1990	$7.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$2,335	Not published	Not published	53.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1991	$7.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$2,247	Not published	Not published	50.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1992	$8.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	$2,608	Not published	Not published	55.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1993	$9.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	$2,846	Not published	Not published	60.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1994	$10.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$3,039	Not published	Not published	61.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1995	$11.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$3,273	Not published	Not published	60.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1996	$11.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$3,227	Not published	Not published	58.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1997	$12.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$3,408	Not published	Not published	63.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1998	$13.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	$3,617	Not published	Not published	68.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1999	$14.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	$3,691	Not published	Not published	68.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2000	$15.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	$3,813	Not published	Not published	69.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2001	$15.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$3,985	Not published	Not published	74.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2002	$16.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$4,068	Not published	Not published	73.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2003	$17.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$4,173	Not published	Not published	68.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2004	$18.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	$4,431	Not published	Not published	65.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2005	$20.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$4,704	Not published	Not published	64.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2006	$22.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	$5,256	Not published	Not published	67.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2007	$26.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	$6,138	Not published	Not published	70.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2008	$30.80B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$6,937	Not published	Not published	73.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2009	$30.75B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$6,833	Not published	Not published	77.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2010	$37.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$8,266	Not published	Not published	86.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2011	$42.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$9,276	Not published	Not published	88.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2012	$47.23B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	$10,127	Not published	Not published	95.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2013	$50.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$10,803	Not published	Not published	100.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2014	$52.02B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$10,911	Not published	Not published	100.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2015	$56.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$11,715	Not published	Not published	115.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2016	$58.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$12,091	Not published	Not published	118.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2017	$60.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$12,317	Not published	Not published	114.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2018	$62.42B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	$12,590	Not published	Not published	111.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2019	$64.42B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$12,885	Not published	Not published	113.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2020	$62.40B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$12,394	Not published	Not published	113.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2021	$64.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$12,838	Not published	Not published	103.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2022	$69.24B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$13,626	Not published	Not published	106.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2023	$86.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$16,942	Not published	Not published	127.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2024	$95.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$18,587	Not published	Not published	135.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Costa RicaCentral AmericaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Costa Rica is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Costa RicaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$1.26B → $7.29B

Compound annual change: +9.2% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$7.29B → $37.66B

Compound annual change: +8.6% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$37.66B → $95.35B

Compound annual change: +6.9% CAGR

Nominal GDP$95.35B2024 · Published series · World rank 74 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$77.21B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Costa Rica	1970	$1.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1971	$1.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1972	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1973	$1.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1974	$2.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1975	$2.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.65B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1976	$3.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1977	$3.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.38B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1978	$4.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.22B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1979	$5.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.92B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1980	$6.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1981	$3.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.70B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1982	$3.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1983	$4.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1984	$4.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1985	$5.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1986	$5.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1987	$5.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1988	$5.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1989	$6.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1990	$7.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1991	$7.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.51B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1992	$8.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$21.31B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1993	$9.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1994	$10.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1995	$11.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$24.84B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1996	$11.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$25.18B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1997	$12.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$26.56B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1998	$13.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$28.46B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1999	$14.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$29.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2000	$15.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$30.80B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2001	$15.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$31.88B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2002	$16.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$32.97B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2003	$17.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$34.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2004	$18.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$35.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2005	$20.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$37.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2006	$22.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$40.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2007	$26.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$43.37B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2008	$30.80B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$45.42B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2009	$30.75B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$45.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2010	$37.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$47.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2011	$42.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$49.53B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2012	$47.23B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$51.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2013	$50.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$53.24B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2014	$52.02B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$55.13B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2015	$56.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$57.14B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2016	$58.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$59.54B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2017	$60.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$62.02B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2018	$62.42B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$63.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2019	$64.42B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$65.18B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2020	$62.40B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$62.40B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2021	$64.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$67.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2022	$69.24B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$70.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2023	$86.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$74.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2024	$95.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$77.21B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Central America$2.24T2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Costa Rica is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Costa RicaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$684 → $2,335

Compound annual change: +6.3% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$2,335 → $8,266

Compound annual change: +6.5% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$8,266 → $18,587

Compound annual change: +6.0% CAGR

GDP per person$18,5872024 · Published series · World rank 73 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$15,0512024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Costa Rica	1970	$684	Not published	Not published	73.6 (world = 100)	$4,723	Not published	Not published	91.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1971	$728	Not published	Not published	72.7 (world = 100)	$4,910	Not published	Not published	92.7 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1972	$816	Not published	Not published	72.2 (world = 100)	$5,176	Not published	Not published	94.6 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1973	$982	Not published	Not published	72.8 (world = 100)	$5,434	Not published	Not published	95.1 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1974	$1,043	Not published	Not published	69.6 (world = 100)	$5,592	Not published	Not published	97.7 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1975	$1,196	Not published	Not published	72.7 (world = 100)	$5,565	Not published	Not published	98.2 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1976	$1,434	Not published	Not published	82.1 (world = 100)	$5,721	Not published	Not published	97.7 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1977	$1,779	Not published	Not published	92.0 (world = 100)	$6,069	Not published	Not published	101.3 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1978	$1,986	Not published	Not published	88.2 (world = 100)	$6,279	Not published	Not published	102.2 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1979	$2,214	Not published	Not published	87.0 (world = 100)	$6,414	Not published	Not published	102.1 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1980	$2,580	Not published	Not published	92.5 (world = 100)	$6,289	Not published	Not published	100.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1981	$1,363	Not published	Not published	48.7 (world = 100)	$5,982	Not published	Not published	95.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1982	$1,318	Not published	Not published	48.3 (world = 100)	$5,396	Not published	Not published	86.9 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1983	$1,548	Not published	Not published	56.3 (world = 100)	$5,400	Not published	Not published	86.1 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1984	$1,752	Not published	Not published	63.1 (world = 100)	$5,675	Not published	Not published	88.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1985	$1,826	Not published	Not published	65.2 (world = 100)	$5,561	Not published	Not published	84.8 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1986	$1,996	Not published	Not published	62.9 (world = 100)	$5,712	Not published	Not published	86.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1987	$2,000	Not published	Not published	56.8 (world = 100)	$5,828	Not published	Not published	86.2 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1988	$1,984	Not published	Not published	51.3 (world = 100)	$5,875	Not published	Not published	84.7 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1989	$2,192	Not published	Not published	55.2 (world = 100)	$6,053	Not published	Not published	85.6 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1990	$2,335	Not published	Not published	53.8 (world = 100)	$6,112	Not published	Not published	85.4 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1991	$2,247	Not published	Not published	50.2 (world = 100)	$6,093	Not published	Not published	85.5 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1992	$2,608	Not published	Not published	55.3 (world = 100)	$6,488	Not published	Not published	90.7 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1993	$2,846	Not published	Not published	60.1 (world = 100)	$6,777	Not published	Not published	94.6 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1994	$3,039	Not published	Not published	61.1 (world = 100)	$6,911	Not published	Not published	94.8 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1995	$3,273	Not published	Not published	60.2 (world = 100)	$7,027	Not published	Not published	94.8 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1996	$3,227	Not published	Not published	58.9 (world = 100)	$6,957	Not published	Not published	92.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1997	$3,408	Not published	Not published	63.4 (world = 100)	$7,174	Not published	Not published	92.6 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1998	$3,617	Not published	Not published	68.6 (world = 100)	$7,522	Not published	Not published	95.7 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	1999	$3,691	Not published	Not published	68.3 (world = 100)	$7,678	Not published	Not published	95.6 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2000	$3,813	Not published	Not published	69.4 (world = 100)	$7,822	Not published	Not published	94.5 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2001	$3,985	Not published	Not published	74.0 (world = 100)	$7,952	Not published	Not published	95.4 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2002	$4,068	Not published	Not published	73.6 (world = 100)	$8,089	Not published	Not published	96.2 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2003	$4,173	Not published	Not published	68.1 (world = 100)	$8,309	Not published	Not published	97.2 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2004	$4,431	Not published	Not published	65.1 (world = 100)	$8,550	Not published	Not published	97.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2005	$4,704	Not published	Not published	64.6 (world = 100)	$8,763	Not published	Not published	96.9 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2006	$5,256	Not published	Not published	67.4 (world = 100)	$9,274	Not published	Not published	99.4 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2007	$6,138	Not published	Not published	70.7 (world = 100)	$9,901	Not published	Not published	103.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2008	$6,937	Not published	Not published	73.7 (world = 100)	$10,230	Not published	Not published	105.7 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2009	$6,833	Not published	Not published	77.5 (world = 100)	$10,006	Not published	Not published	106.2 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2010	$8,266	Not published	Not published	86.6 (world = 100)	$10,413	Not published	Not published	107.2 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2011	$9,276	Not published	Not published	88.5 (world = 100)	$10,744	Not published	Not published	108.5 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2012	$10,127	Not published	Not published	95.8 (world = 100)	$11,138	Not published	Not published	110.8 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2013	$10,803	Not published	Not published	100.5 (world = 100)	$11,289	Not published	Not published	110.6 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2014	$10,911	Not published	Not published	100.1 (world = 100)	$11,564	Not published	Not published	111.3 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2015	$11,715	Not published	Not published	115.0 (world = 100)	$11,860	Not published	Not published	112.0 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2016	$12,091	Not published	Not published	118.2 (world = 100)	$12,234	Not published	Not published	113.8 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2017	$12,317	Not published	Not published	114.4 (world = 100)	$12,623	Not published	Not published	114.8 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2018	$12,590	Not published	Not published	111.4 (world = 100)	$12,837	Not published	Not published	114.3 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2019	$12,885	Not published	Not published	113.5 (world = 100)	$13,037	Not published	Not published	114.3 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2020	$12,394	Not published	Not published	113.1 (world = 100)	$12,394	Not published	Not published	113.1 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2021	$12,838	Not published	Not published	103.4 (world = 100)	$13,310	Not published	Not published	115.1 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2022	$13,626	Not published	Not published	106.4 (world = 100)	$13,856	Not published	Not published	116.9 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2023	$16,942	Not published	Not published	127.8 (world = 100)	$14,496	Not published	Not published	119.9 (world = 100)
Costa Rica	2024	$18,587	Not published	Not published	135.9 (world = 100)	$15,051	Not published	Not published	122.1 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Central America$12,2292024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Costa Rica is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Costa RicaCentral AmericaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

6.8% → 3.6%

Average annual rate: +4.1%

Integration1990–2010

3.6% → 5.4%

Average annual rate: +4.6%

Current era2010–2024

5.4% → 4.3%

Average annual rate: +3.7%

Real GDP growth4.3%2024 · Published series · World rank 60 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth3.8%2024 · Published series · World rank 52 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator108.82024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Costa Rica	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1971	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1972	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1973	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1974	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.3	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1975	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.3	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1976	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.4	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1977	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	0.4	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1978	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.5	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1979	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.5	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1980	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	0.6	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1981	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1982	-7.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	-9.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	1.6	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1983	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	2.0	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1984	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	2.4	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1985	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	2.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1986	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	3.3	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1987	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	3.7	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1988	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	4.4	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1989	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	5.0	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1990	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	6.0	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1991	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	7.7	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1992	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	9.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1993	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	10.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1994	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	11.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1995	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	14.3	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1996	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	16.5	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1997	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	18.9	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1998	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	21.1	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	1999	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	23.5	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2000	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	25.7	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2001	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	28.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2002	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	30.9	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2003	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	34.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2004	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	38.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2005	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	43.9	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2006	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	49.5	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2007	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	54.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2008	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	61.0	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2009	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	66.9	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2010	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	71.4	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2011	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	74.6	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2012	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	78.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2013	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	81.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2014	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	86.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2015	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	90.3	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2016	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	92.0	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2017	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	94.7	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2018	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	96.7	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2019	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	99.2	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2020	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2021	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	102.4	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2022	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	108.8	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2023	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	108.7	Not published	Not published
Costa Rica	2024	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	108.8	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

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Central America1.8%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

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Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Costa Rica is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Costa RicaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

100.5% → 90.1%

Percentage-point change: -10.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

90.1% → 82.0%

Percentage-point change: -8.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

82.0% → 78.6%

Percentage-point change: -3.4 pp

Final consumption78.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption63.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption14.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand94.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Costa Rica	1970	100.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	90.3%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	115.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1971	99.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.7 pp vs world	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	117.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1972	97.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	113.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1973	94.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	83.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	112.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1974	102.3%	Not published	Not published	+30.5 pp vs world	90.7%	Not published	Not published	+35.0 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	121.9%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1975	100.2%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	116.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1976	94.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	111.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1977	93.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	110.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1978	96.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	82.9%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	113.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1979	96.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.0 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	115.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1980	95.2%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	114.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1981	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	107.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1982	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	100.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1983	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1984	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	75.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	104.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1985	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	105.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1986	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	71.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	102.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1987	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	76.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	108.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1988	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	75.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	106.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1989	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	107.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1990	90.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	75.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	110.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1991	86.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	104.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1992	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	105.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1993	86.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	107.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1994	85.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	72.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	106.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1995	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	71.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	103.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1996	86.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	73.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	104.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1997	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	104.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1998	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	104.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1999	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	68.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	102.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2000	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	100.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2001	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	65.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	99.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2002	82.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	67.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	102.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2003	83.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	68.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	102.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2004	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	100.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2005	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	69.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	102.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2006	82.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	68.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	103.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2007	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2008	84.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	70.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	108.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2009	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	66.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	100.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2010	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	65.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	101.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2011	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	103.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2012	83.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	67.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	103.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2013	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2014	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2015	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	64.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	100.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2016	80.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	64.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	99.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2017	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	65.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	99.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2018	81.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	64.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	99.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2019	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	64.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	97.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2020	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	62.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	96.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2021	79.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	63.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	98.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2022	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	64.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	97.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2023	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	64.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	94.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2024	78.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	63.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	94.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

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Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Costa Rica is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Costa RicaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

15.0% → 20.1%

Percentage-point change: +5.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

20.1% → 19.8%

Percentage-point change: -0.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

19.8% → 15.7%

Percentage-point change: -4.2 pp

Gross capital formation15.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation15.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories-0.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Costa Rica	1970	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1971	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1972	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1973	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1974	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1975	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1976	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1977	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1978	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1979	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1980	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1981	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1982	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1983	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1984	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1985	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1986	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1987	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1988	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1989	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1990	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1991	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1992	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1993	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1994	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1995	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1996	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1997	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1998	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1999	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2000	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2001	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2002	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2003	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2004	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2005	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2006	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2007	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2008	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2009	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2010	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2011	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2012	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2013	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2014	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2015	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2016	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2017	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2018	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2019	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2020	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2021	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2022	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2023	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2024	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

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Central America23.6%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Costa Rica is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Costa RicaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

57.8% → 69.7%

Percentage-point change: +12.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

69.7% → 67.5%

Percentage-point change: -2.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

67.5% → 71.3%

Percentage-point change: +3.8 pp

Exports38.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports32.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports5.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness71.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Costa Rica	1970	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	33.5%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	-9.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	57.8%	Not published	Not published	+35.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1971	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	-12.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	59.3%	Not published	Not published	+36.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1972	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	61.8%	Not published	Not published	+38.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1973	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	-8.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	62.6%	Not published	Not published	+36.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1974	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	46.6%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	-17.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	75.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1975	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	-11.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	63.6%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1976	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	59.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1977	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	35.2%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	-8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	62.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1978	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	-10.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	59.5%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1979	23.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	-12.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	59.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1980	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	-12.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	58.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1981	37.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+28.3 pp vs world	-9.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	84.4%	Not published	Not published	+48.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1982	39.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+45.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1983	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	67.1%	Not published	Not published	+33.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1984	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	62.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1985	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	58.2%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1986	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	56.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1987	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	62.2%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1988	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	64.4%	Not published	Not published	+30.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1989	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	37.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1990	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	-10.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	69.7%	Not published	Not published	+31.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1991	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	71.4%	Not published	Not published	+34.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1992	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	40.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+36.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1993	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world	-7.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+42.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1994	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	78.0%	Not published	Not published	+39.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1995	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	79.8%	Not published	Not published	+39.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1996	40.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	44.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	84.1%	Not published	Not published	+42.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1997	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	46.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+44.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1998	44.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+48.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1999	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	87.5%	Not published	Not published	+44.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2000	42.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+39.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2001	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	80.9%	Not published	Not published	+35.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2002	39.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+34.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2003	40.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+35.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2004	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+34.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2005	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	45.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	89.2%	Not published	Not published	+35.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2006	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	46.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	-3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	89.8%	Not published	Not published	+33.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2007	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+28.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2008	38.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	47.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	-8.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2009	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	69.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2010	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2011	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	68.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2012	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	67.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2013	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	33.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	64.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2014	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	65.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2015	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	60.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2016	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	62.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2017	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	32.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	65.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2018	33.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	66.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2019	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	65.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2020	31.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	60.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2021	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2022	42.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2023	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	72.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2024	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	71.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Central America73.9%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 50.7%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing3.9%

1970–1990-5.0 pp1990–2010-4.8 pp2010–2024-3.2 pp

World specialization: 0.91×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities17.2%

1970–1990+2.6 pp1990–2010-5.7 pp2010–2024-2.1 pp

World specialization: 0.81×

Construction4.2%

1970–1990-1.4 pp1990–2010+1.7 pp2010–2024-1.9 pp

World specialization: 0.73×

Trade, restaurants and hotels13.4%

1970–1990-0.9 pp1990–2010-6.0 pp2010–2024-0.1 pp

World specialization: 0.93×

Transport, storage and communication10.6%

1970–1990+1.3 pp1990–2010-0.2 pp2010–2024+3.0 pp

World specialization: 1.08×

Other activities50.7%

1970–1990+3.3 pp1990–2010+15.0 pp2010–2024+4.3 pp

World specialization: 1.14×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

28.1% → 31.4%

Percentage-point change: +3.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

31.4% → 46.4%

Percentage-point change: +15.0 pp

Current era2010–2024

46.4% → 50.7%

Percentage-point change: +4.3 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.91×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.81×

Construction0.73×

Trade, restaurants and hotels0.93×

Transport, storage and communication1.08×

Other activities1.14×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Costa Rica	1970	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1971	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1972	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1973	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1974	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1975	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1976	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1977	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1978	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1979	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1980	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1981	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1982	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1983	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1984	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1985	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1986	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1987	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1988	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1989	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	29.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1990	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1991	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1992	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1993	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1994	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1995	13.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1996	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1997	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1998	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1999	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2000	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2001	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2002	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	41.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2003	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	40.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2004	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2005	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	40.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2006	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	41.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2007	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2008	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2009	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	45.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2010	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2011	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	47.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2012	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	49.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2013	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	50.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2014	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	50.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2015	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	50.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2016	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2017	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	50.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2018	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	50.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2019	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	51.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2020	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	52.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2021	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	50.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2022	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2023	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2024	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	50.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 14.1% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Costa Rica was 1.6 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 14.1%
World specialization: 0.90×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

20.6% → 21.8%

Percentage-point change: +1.2 pp

Integration1990–2010

21.8% → 15.9%

Percentage-point change: -5.9 pp

Current era2010–2024

15.9% → 14.1%

Percentage-point change: -1.8 pp

Share of total GVA14.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity81.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth5.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 51 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 73 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Costa Rica	1970	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	92.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1971	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1972	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	91.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1973	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1974	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	93.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1975	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	91.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1976	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	91.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1977	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	90.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1978	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	91.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1979	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	91.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1980	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	90.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1981	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	89.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1982	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	-11.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1983	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1984	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1985	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1986	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1987	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1988	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	88.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1989	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1990	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	87.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1991	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1992	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	86.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1993	21.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	84.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1994	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1995	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1996	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1997	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1998	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	86.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	1999	20.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2000	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	84.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2001	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	82.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2002	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2003	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	83.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2004	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	82.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2005	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2006	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2007	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	86.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2008	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2009	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	-8.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2010	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2011	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	83.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2012	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2013	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	79.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2014	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2015	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	79.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2016	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2017	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2018	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	79.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2019	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2020	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	79.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2021	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	82.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2022	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2023	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Costa Rica	2024	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Central America0.72×

World0.90×

Costa Rica Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure